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
Til	TIL	Dutch, Limburgish
Perchuhi	-	Armenian
Fulgenzio	fool-JEN-tsyo	Italian
Eva	E-vah (Spanish, Italian, Danish), EE-və (English), E-fah (German), AY-vah (Dutch)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ice
Jarogniew	yah-RAWG-nyef	Polish (Rare)
Niek	NEEK	Dutch