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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