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PALPITANT
palpitant, palpitating
(adjective) having a slight and rapid trembling motion; “palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions”; “my palpitating heart”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
palpitant (comparative more palpitant, superlative most palpitant)
palpitating, throbbing
Source: Wiktionary
Pal"pi*tant, a. Etym: [L. palpitans, p. pr.]
Definition: Palpitating; throbbing; trembling. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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