how to pronounce heartbeat

/ˈhɑːt.biːt/

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heartbeat is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑː

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iː

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An example use of heartbeat in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… irregular heartbeat puts you at risk of …”

meanings of heartbeat

noun:

A driving impulse or vital force.
One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.
The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.
A periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate normal operation or to synchronize other parts of a system.
A very short space of time; an instant.

heartbeat frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word heartbeat occurs in english on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.