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
Aurore	o-ROR	French
Finn (2)	FIN (Danish)	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Eua	-	Biblical Greek
Wilburn	WIL-bərn	English
Iggy	-	English
Cordell	kawr-DEL	English