palpitating

  • 51palpitate — (v.) 1620s, from L. palpitatus, pp. of palpitare (see PALPITATION (Cf. palpitation)). Related: Palpitated; palpitating …

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  • 52panting — adj. palpitating, breathing with a rapid succession of breathing in and expirations pænt n. fast heavy breathing v. breathe heavily; crave, long, yearn …

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  • 53On the Road — by Jack Kerouac (1957)    Jack Kerouac’s On the Road has been called the Bible of the Beat Generation and is arguably the most important literary text to come out of that movement. In his review of the book in 1957 for the New York Times, Gilbert …

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  • 54palpitant — adjective literary palpitating …

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  • 55palpitate — [ palpɪteɪt] verb [often as adjective palpitating] 1》 (of the heart) beat rapidly, strongly, or irregularly. 2》 shake; tremble. Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as palpitation): from L. palpitat , palpitare, frequentative of palpare touch gently …

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  • 56pulsatory — a. Throbbing, palpitating …

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  • 57throbbing — n. Beating, pulsating, palpitating, act of pulsating …

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  • 58palpitate — verb (I) 1 if your heart palpitates, it beats quickly and irregularly 2 to tremble (+ with): He was positively palpitating with excitement …

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  • 59palpitate — verb 1) her heart began to palpitate Syn: beat rapidly, pound, throb, pulsate, pulse, thud, thump, hammer, race 2) palpitating with terror Syn: tremble, quiver, quake …

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  • 60prevent — 1 Prevent, anticipate, forestall can mean to be or get ahead of or to deal with beforehand, with reference especially to a thing s due time or to its actual occurrence or to the action of another. Prevent implies frustration (as of an intention… …

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