HEARTBEAT

• (noun) an animating or vital unifying force

  "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"

• (noun) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

  "he could feel the beat of her heart"

  synonyms : beat , pulsation , pulse

  Placing two fingers on the radial artery on the wrist enables one to feel one’s pulse. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

  "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

  synonyms : blink of an eye , flash , instant , jiffy , new york minute , split second , trice , twinkling , wink

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