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
Sappheire	-	Biblical Greek
Alf (2)	ALF	English
Rubin	['ru:bin]
Clarinda	klə-RIN-də	English
Venceslaus	-	Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Janet	JAN-ət	English