palpitando
Present participle ofpalpitar.

palpitar

palpitar(
pahl
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pee
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tahr
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An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. to palpitate
El corazón me comenzó a palpitar de alegría cuando encontré a mi perro.My heart began palpitating with joy when I found my dog.
b. to beat (the heart)
Todavía le palpita el corazón. ¡Está vivo!His heart is still beating. He's alive!
c. to throb (a vein)
Joaquín se enfureció y la vena en su frente comenzó a palpitar.Joaquin got angry and the vein on his forehead began throbbing.
a. to be evident
En las palabras de Diana palpitaba la tristeza.Diana's sadness was evident in her words.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to cause foreboding) (Southern Cone)
a. to have a hunch
Me palpita que está a punto de suceder algo malo.I have a hunch that something bad is about to happen.
b. to have a feeling
Me palpita que Guillermo está engañando a Luisina.I have a feeling that Guillermo is cheating on Luisina.
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