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
Siva	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
Nairyosangha	-	Persian Mythology
Gwendolen	GWEN-də-lin (English)	Welsh
Val	VAL	English
Orsino	-	Italian
Enrique	en-REE-ke	Spanish