Synonyms for heart beat

Most common

pulse · pulsation · split-second · flash · instant · wink · twinkling · jiffy

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.

   He alone gives me such heartbeats.

Related words

Other spellings

heartbeat

Example sentences

• pulse The patient's pulse and blood pressure are normal.
• flash I think I'll save all my files on the flash drive.
• instant She stirred the instant coffee and poured in milk.
• wink She disappeared leaving only a conspiratorial wink.

By length

4 letters

beat¹, wink¹

5 letters

flash¹, pulse¹, jiffy², trice¹

7 letters

instant²

9 letters

twinkling³, pulsation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jiffy² = 2 syllables).