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Definition of heartbeat

an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I''d do it in a flash"

Similar Words: pulse, pulsation, beat, blink of an eye, flash, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute

Hyponyms: diastole, systole, throb, throbbing, pounding

Derivational Morphology: beat, pound, thump, pulsate, throb, pulse, flash

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