heartbeat
- noun
- /ˈhɑrtˌbiːt/
- During the ultrasound, the doctor confirmed that the baby's heartbeat was strong and healthy.
- irregular heartbeat
- heartbeat rate
- heartbeat and blood pressure
And she said your baby's heartbeat is very low.
- And she said your baby's heartbeat is very low.
- Things like our heartbeat, our breathing, and our gut.
- Baby's growing, good heartbeat, all of that stuff.
- Like, I have never felt my heartbeat like this before.
- In the moment that we knew that the heartbeat had stopped, the cat had left.
- If I want to sense my heartbeat, if I work at it, I can feel that.
- So the horse's heartbeat spacing will change to match yours.
- Actually, my heartbeat came back even when the doctors gave up on me.
- She may measure my heartbeat or my blood pressure.
- Yeah, Yeah, Emergency services got there instantly, got his heartbeat back with electric shock.
- So I said, there's not a heartbeat, is there?
- But if you like old space movies, this one will make your heartbeat a little bit slower.
- What happened to trigger the first heartbeat?
Examples
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I felt your heartbeat when I hugged you.
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You sit and listen to your heartbeat, and you hear your life ticking away.
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Like, I have never felt my heartbeat like this before.
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In the moment that we knew that the heartbeat had stopped, the cat had left.
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Listen to my heartbeat for you.
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Actually, my heartbeat came back even when the doctors gave up on me.
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The rate and rhythm of the heartbeat are controlled by an electrical system.
Academic text (2011) -
And she said your baby's heartbeat is very low.
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Baby's growing, good heartbeat, all of that stuff.
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Submerged in the pool, I heard nothing but my own heartbeat echoing against the water.
Synonyms
The regular beat you feel in your wrist or neck from the heart
A regular pattern of beats the heart makes when it pumps blood
A regular strong beat you feel in your wrist or neck when the heart beats
The pattern of heartbeats made by the heart's activity
A regular throbbing in an artery when the heart pumps blood
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Etymology
Heartbeat comes from the two simple words heart and beat, where beat means 'a regular strike or sound'. Picture your chest like a drum and the heart giving a steady 'beat', which is why heartbeat is the regular movement or sound of the heart as it pumps blood.