palpitate
verb (used without object)
to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter.
is palpitating
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present progressiveof palpitate (3rd person singular).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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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 Elisabeth Luther Cary
"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 Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
‘A story of adventure, every page of which is palpitating with action and excitement.’
From The Wallypug in London by Alan Wright
Excuse me; I cannot continue this discussion: my heart is palpitating.
From Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series by Julius West
