Plural of heartbeat
regular plural
The plural of heartbeat is heartbeats.
Forms of heartbeat
| Singular | heartbeat /ˈhɑːtˌbiːt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | heartbeats |
| Countable | countable |
Heartbeats in a sentence
- He alone gives me such heartbeats.
- Defibrillators help patients with bradycardia – a slow heartbeat – by pacing the heartbeat and those with tachycardia – a fast heartbeat – by delivering shocks that reset heartbeats to normal.2016 October 11, Hailey Middlebrook, “After 2 deaths, patients warned about heart defibrillators’ failed batteries”, in CNN
- Love letters, long walks in the park, listening to each other’s heartbeats?2021, Chloe O. Davis, “Allosexual”, in The Queens’ English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases, Clarkson Potter…. From the entry alloromantic
- A double systole catapulted him into full consciousness again, and he promised his uncorrected self that he would limit his daily ration of cigarettes to a couple of heartbeats.1972, Vladimir Nabokov, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill, published 1972, pages 78–9. From the entry systole
Meaning of heartbeat
- noun One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.
- noun The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.
- noun A driving impulse or vital force; the vital center of something.
Questions about the plural of heartbeat
- What is the plural of heartbeat?
- The plural of heartbeat is heartbeats.
- Is heartbeat countable?
- Heartbeat is a countable noun.
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