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emotion |
a strong feeling such as joy, hatred, sorrow, or fear. When one feels an emotion, there are physical changes such as an increase in pulse, crying, or trembling. [1/2 definitions] |
pulse1 |
the regular beating of the arteries that is caused by the beating of the heart. The pulse can be felt in the wrist or neck. [1/3 definitions] |
syllable |
a unit of speech formed with a single pulse of air pressure. Syllables are made of a single vowel sound with or without surrounding consonants. [1/2 definitions] |
throb |
to beat or pulse quickly and strongly. [2 definitions] |
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