heart·throb

[hahrt-throb]
noun
1.
a rapid beat or pulsation of the heart.
2.
a passionate or sentimental emotion.

Origin:
1840–50; heart + throb

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heartthrob

noun
an object of infatuation 
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Heartthrob is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
He was a little bleary-eyed from being a new father but also a little wary of
  the press from being a heartthrob.
The heartthrob obliged his fans and left a warm impression on the folks at the
  farm as well.
He was then a little bleary-eyed from being a new father, but also a little
  wary of the press from being a heartthrob.
He was übermensch, heartthrob, and political movement rolled into one.
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