Meanings
adjectivepalpitating (comparative more palpitating, superlative most palpitating)
comparative more palpitating · superlative most palpitating
- Very exciting
The circus, therefore, took on the proportions of a high holy day in my personal calendar and, just as I lived from Christmas to Christmas, I lived from circus to circus with equal palpitating anticipation.
1983 December 24, Nancy Walker, “Pachyderms: A Delightful Regression”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 23, page 14
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of palpitate
Synonyms & antonyms
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