Palpitating
adj, verb
adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of palpitate form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Very exciting
"The circus, therefore, took on the proportions of a high holy day in my personal calendar and, just as I lived from Christmas to Christmas, I lived from circus to circus with equal palpitating anticipation."
Adjective
- 1 having a slight and rapid trembling motion wordnet
Example
More examples"As the door opened there came a tumultuous rush into the hall, rapid feet clattered up the stair, and an instant later a wild-eyed and frantic young man, pale, dishevelled, and palpitating, burst into the room."
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