palpitate
verb (used without object)
to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter.
was palpitating
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past progressiveof palpitate.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 she could say nothing, because she was palpitating over Walter’s coming.
From The Job An American Novel by Sinclair Lewis
Old Maggie, working the creaking bandage machine, was palpitating with excitement.
From Love Stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The night was palpitating as it filled itself with stars.
From Cæsar or Nothing by Louis How
My heart was palpitating in my bosom; I could hear it beat.
From The Beetle by Richard Marsh
As I entered, the vaporous atmosphere was palpitating to the low, liquid tinkling of an invisible musical box.
From Prince Zaleski by M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel
