palpate
verb (used with object)
to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
was palpating
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past progressiveof palpate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But more than a year after the incident, I went in for my annual exam and my nurse practioner remarked, “Uh oh” as she was palpating me on the right side.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 2, 2012
I have never been hurt by the cow I was palpating, but I have been hurt by the cow behind me.
From Time Magazine Archive
