palpitate
verb (used without object)
to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter.
palpitating
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present participleof palpitate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“The crowd went berserk. Just for the occasion, we brought in EMTs who were standing by in case someone's heart started palpitating a little bit too quickly.”
From Fox News ● Jan. 29, 2020
Angelica Hernández’s heart hasn’t stopped palpitating for a week.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2020
My palpitating heart is also on the plane.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 20, 2018
“The popular poetry of Nicanor Parra is red and palpitating like a fighting cock crowing in the ring,” wrote literary critic Fernando Alegria in “Literature and Revolution.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2018
Once a jutka almost ran us over...the driver just managed to pull up the horse and while we stood palpitating he leaned from his seat, irate and frightened, to shout at us.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
