prostrate
verb (used with object)
to cast (oneself ) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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The heart palpitates under the slightest stimulus, she perspires almost annoyingly, heat and emotion are prostrating.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman M.D.