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palpitating |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Palpitate \Pal"pi*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palpitated}; p. pr & vb n. {Palpitating}.] [L. palpitare, palpitatum v. intens. fr pappare. See {Palpable}.] To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to flutter; -- said specifically of the heart when its action is abnormal, as from excitement. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: palpitating adj : having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "a fluttering heartbeat"; "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart" [syn: {fluttering}, {palpitant}]
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