Antonyms for palpitant


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pal-pi-tuh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæl pɪ tənt


Definition of palpitant

Origin :
  • 1837, from French palpitant (early 16c.), from Latin palpitantem, present participle of palpitare "to move frequently and swiftly, tremble, throb," frequentative of palpare "to touch" (see feel (v.)).
  • As in uneasy : adj awkward, uncomfortable
Example sentences :
  • Swooned the sound on the wide lagoons into palpitant silence.
  • Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
  • But love, real love, dewy and palpitant and tender, you do not know.
  • Extract from : « The House of Pride » by Jack London
  • I was palpitant with apprehension, as who similarly placed would not have been?
  • Extract from : « Fibble, D. D. » by Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
  • The palpitant desire of all nature in the spring thrilled through his heart.
  • Extract from : « Heart of the Blue Ridge » by Waldron Baily
  • He was hatless and coatless, and palpitant with the excitement of the sport.
  • Extract from : « The Arrival of Jimpson » by Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Then there followed a palpitant moment while she held her breath and shut her eyes.
  • Extract from : « Missy » by Dana Gatlin
  • She was so supple of form and so radiant of color, and so palpitant with timid joy.
  • Extract from : « Rose of Dutcher's Coolly » by Hamlin Garland
  • This was followed by a palpitant hugging, from the folds of which emerged vague, bubbling sounds.
  • Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
  • Into Piedmont swarmed the youth of all northern Italy, girt with sword and gun, palpitant for strife.
  • Extract from : « Builders of United Italy » by Rupert Sargent Holland
  • So vital was the effect as one looked, that it seemed a palpitant personality of breath and soul.
  • Extract from : « The Portal of Dreams » by Charles Neville Buck

Synonyms for palpitant

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