'Palpitating' definitions:
Definition of 'palpitating'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart" [syn: palpitant, palpitating]
Definition of 'Palpitating'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'palpitating'
From: GCIDE
- palpitating \palpitating\ adj. Beating irregularly; -- of the heart.
- Syn: palpitant. [WordNet 1.5]