palpitate
verb (used without object)
to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter.
palpitatingly
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a word derived from
palpitate.
Example Sentences
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Jane had passed her thirty-fifth birthday, when she became palpitatingly aware of a pair of blue-gray eyes, and a determined, smooth-shaven chin belonging to the recently arrived principal of the village school.
From Across the Years by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
A man finds himself palpitatingly interested in what is horrible to him, as a bird is fascinated by a snake.
From The Foundations of Personality by Abraham Myerson
"But—but there's some mistake," interposed Alice, palpitatingly, with hanging head.
From Miss Billy — Married by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
For the second time that day Billy backed palpitatingly against the wall.
From Miss Billy — Married by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
Without wishing to "judge," it may be said that, in the matter of manners, Miss Mary North, palpitatingly anxious to be polite, told the truth.
From Quaint Courtships by William Dean Howells
