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palpitant

[ pal-pi-tuhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

1835–40; < Latin palpitant- (stem of palpitāns ), present participle of palpitāre. See palpitate, -ant

Alcee Arobin wrote Edna an elaborate note of apology, palpitant with sincerity.

The air is palpitant with colour, rainbows are dissolved in an atmosphere that clothes everything in magic and mystery.

Within she was palpitant with the strain and suspense of it all; but on Barney she held cool, appraising eyes.

She stood, palpitant, a dull stare in her eyes, her frame throbbing violently.

She leaped up, spurning the black rim; glowed, palpitant, through that filmy lace—and all the desert throbbed with vibrant light.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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