is palpitating
- present progressive of palpitate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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If your heart is palpitating with dread at the very thought of giving up sugar, you’ve arrived at one of the reasons why we eat so darn much of it.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2014
Their eyes are open upon the aspect of material things and they paint flesh that is palpitating with life, forms that live and move, and color that vibrates.
From Artists Past and Present Random Studies by Cary, Elisabeth Luther
"My heart is palpitating so with excitement that I am afraid it will beat once too often if something doesn't happen."
From Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]
The noise comes nearer and louder till it is palpitating around us.
From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)
Light is "palpitating," darkness is "palpitating"—every conceivable thing is "palpitating."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. by Various
