"set pulses racing" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-set pulses racing.ogg [Australia] Forms: sets pulses racing [present, singular, third-person], setting pulses racing [participle, present], set pulses racing [participle, past], set pulses racing [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|set<,,set> pulses racing}} set pulses racing (third-person singular simple present sets pulses racing, present participle setting pulses racing, simple past and past participle set pulses racing)
  1. (idiomatic) To excite, thrill. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-set_pulses_racing-en-verb-zwcpdiW7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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