"lub-dub" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: The low-pitched, longer first heart sound forms lub. The higher-pitched, shorter second heart sound forms dub. Etymology templates: {{m|en|lub}} lub, {{m|en|dub}} dub
  1. (onomatopoeia, medicine) Used to represent the normal rhythm of the heart on auscultation, comprising the first and second heart sounds. Tags: onomatopoeic Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: da-lub-dub, lub-da-dub, lub-dub-dam, thump-thump
    Sense id: en-lub-dub-en-intj-qTlak0kk Categories (other): English onomatopoeias Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lub-dup

Verb

Forms: lub-dubs [present, singular, third-person], lub-dubbing [participle, present], lub-dubbed [participle, past], lub-dubbed [past]
Etymology: The low-pitched, longer first heart sound forms lub. The higher-pitched, shorter second heart sound forms dub. Etymology templates: {{m|en|lub}} lub, {{m|en|dub}} dub Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} lub-dub (third-person singular simple present lub-dubs, present participle lub-dubbing, simple past and past participle lub-dubbed)
  1. (intransitive) Of a heart, to beat. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-lub-dub-en-verb-bp1amw5w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lub-dup

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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