palpitant

[ pal-pi-tuhnt ]

adjective

1. affected or characterized by palpitation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of palpitant¹

1835–40; < Latin palpitant- (stem of palpitāns ), present participle of palpitāre. See palpitate, -ant

Example Sentences

Throughout the palpitant anxieties which are the lot of every bride, Miss Kelly was everything the enthusiastic Monegasques could have wished.

From Time

The palpitant mosaic of the midday light Colliding, sliding, leaping and lingering: O, I could lie on my back all day, And mark the mad ballet of the midsummer sky.

From Project Gutenberg

In her lowest Sub-register, she is instinct and palpitant with the colour, the magnetic vibrations and the blind forces of Matter, which her vital processes are evolving into Life.

From Project Gutenberg

Cleaving the air with their palpitant pinions, Wheeling and drifting, the beautiful seagulls Fly with the grace of unconscious perfection, Crying exultant and wild in a chorus.

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On rejoining Robin, I found him palpitant and perturbed.

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Related Words

• afraid
• agitated
• anguished
• anxious
• apprehensive
• edgy
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• impatient
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• jittery
• nervous
• precarious
• restless
• shaky
• strained
• suspicious
• tense
• troubled
• uncomfortable