fibrillate

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Verb fibrillate has 1 sense

fibrillate - make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements; "His heart fibrillated and he died"
--₁ is one way to twitch, jerk

Derived form: noun fibrillation₁
Sample sentence:
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Fibrillate

Part of Speech: verb

Sense 1: To make or cause to make small, rapid and irregular movements or contractions.

Example sentence: The doctor observed the patient's heart fibrillating on the monitor.

Sense 2: To tremble or quiver involuntarily, especially as a result of fear or excitement.

Example sentence: The crowd began to fibrillate with anticipation as the singer stepped onto the stage.

Sense 3: (Informal usage) To talk rapidly and excitedly, often in a disorganized or incomprehensible manner.

Example sentence: She was so excited about her trip that she started to fibrillate and couldn't get her words out coherently.

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