- quicken pulse
- quicken (your)/the pulse
to make someone excited or interested.
There's nothing in this book to quicken the pulse.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
quicken pulse
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quicken your pulse — quicken (your)/the pulse to make someone excited or interested. There s nothing in this book to quicken the pulse … New idioms dictionary
quicken the pulse — quicken (your)/the pulse to make someone excited or interested. There s nothing in this book to quicken the pulse … New idioms dictionary
Quicken — Quick en, v. i. 1. To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the fetus in the womb. [1913 Webster] The heart is the first part that quickens, and the last that dies. Ray. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quicken — [kwik′ən] vt. [ME quickenen < ON kvikna, akin to OE cwician < cwicu, living: see QUICK] 1. to animate; enliven; revive 2. to arouse; stimulate; stir 3. to cause to move more rapidly; hasten vi. 1. to become enlivened; revive … English World dictionary
pulse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fast, racing, rapid ▪ slow ▪ steady ▪ strong ▪ … Collocations dictionary
pulse — n. 1) to take ( measure ) smb. s pulse 2) to quicken smb. s pulse (the excitement quickened his pulse) 3) an erratic, irregular, unsteady; normal; rapid; regular, steady; strong; weak pulse * * * [pʌls] irregular normal rapid regular steady … Combinatory dictionary
quicken — verb Quicken is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑breathing, ↑heartbeat, ↑pulse, ↑tempo Quicken is used with these nouns as the object: ↑pace, ↑pulse … Collocations dictionary
pulse — I UK [pʌls] / US noun [countable] Word forms pulse : singular pulse plural pulses ** 1) a) [usually singular] medical the regular movement of blood as the heart pumps it round the body She felt his wrist, checking for a pulse. b) the rate of… … English dictionary
pulse — pulse1 [ pʌls ] noun count ** 1. ) usually singular the regular movement of blood as the heart pumps it around the body: She felt his wrist, checking for a pulse. a ) the rate of someone s pulse, especially the number of movements that you can… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quicken — verb (quickened; quickening) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to make alive ; revive b. to cause to be enlivened ; stimulate 2. archaic a … New Collegiate Dictionary
