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Palpitant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Shaking; trembling.

adj. Undergoing pulsation; pulsating.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. palpitating, throbbing

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Palpitating; throbbing; trembling.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Palpitating; pulsating or throbbing visibly; quivering.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. having a slight and rapid trembling motion

Word Usage

"Could you know that your letter with its catalogue of advantages and arrangements must offend me as much as if, belies (let us hope) you and the woman of your love, I would pardon the affront of it upon us all, and ascribe the unseemly want of warmth to reserve or to the sadness which grips the heart when joy is too palpitant."

Equivalent

unsteady

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

palpitating throbbing trembling

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