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palpitant

palpitant adjective: palpitating, throbbing.

Adjective

palpitant (comparative more palpitant, superlative most palpitant)

  1. palpitating, throbbing
    • He gave the impression of a creature whose back has been broken, whose whole essence and energy have been wrenched asunder, yet in which life somehow clings, palpitant.1923, George Allan England, The Thing from—"Outside"

Forms of palpitant

comparativemore palpitant
superlativemost palpitant

Origin of palpitant

From French.

Questions about palpitant

What does palpitant mean?
Palpitant means palpitating, throbbing.
What part of speech is palpitant?
Palpitant is an adjective.

Words near palpitant in the dictionary

  1. palpimanoid
  2. palpimanoids
  3. palping
  4. palpitance
  5. palpitancy
  6. palpitant
  7. palpitate
  8. palpitated
  9. palpitates
  10. palpitating
  11. palpitatingly

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