palpitate
verb (used without object)
to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter.
are palpitating
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present progressiveof palpitate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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You are palpitating with haste, he with the conceit of his character and profession.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe
