quicken the pulse

also quicken somebody's pulse

to cause excitement or interest There's nothing in this book to quicken the pulse.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Flaviu	-	Romanian
Raelyn	RAY-lin	English (Rare)
Larissa	lə-RIS-ə (English)	English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Miren	-	Basque
Momchil	-	Bulgarian
Solvig	-	Swedish