was palpitating
- past progressive of palpitate.
Example Sentences
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Tito’s heart was palpitating, and the wine tasted no better to him than if it had been blood.
From Romola by Eliot, George
She appeared composed and more cheerful, but her heart was palpitating terribly; and at every pulsation she felt the dangerous bundle concealed beneath her clothing, and she tightened still more the belt encircling her waist.
From The Delight Makers by Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse
She was surprised and annoyed to find that her heart was palpitating violently, and that it was quite useless to try after a recovery of her former animation.
From Middlemarch by Eliot, George
My heart was palpitating in my bosom; I could hear it beat.
From The Beetle by Marsh, Richard
Oh, it was wonderful!—it was palpitating to lie in the dark, or in the pale spring sunshine, with shut eyes, and think about this king of men, who would not be denied.
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth
