palp
1 of 2verb
ˈpalp 
palped; palping; palps
transitive verb
: touch, feel
palp
2 of 2noun
: palpus
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle French palper, from Latin palpare
Noun
New Latin palpus
First Known Use
Verb
1534, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1842, in the meaning defined above
palping
verb
as in palpating
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- palpating
- feeling
- touching
- grazing
- brushing
- shaving
- clinging (to)
- clenching
- tapping
- skimming
- handling
- clapping
- grasping
- clasping
- gripping
- tipping
- flicking
- clutching
- knocking
- hitting
- holding
- dabbing
- palming
- whacking
- tagging
- patting
- rapping
- chucking
- pounding
- calculating punch
- calculatingly
- calculation
- calculational
- calculations
- calculative
- calculator
- calculators
- calculatory
- calculi
- calculiform
- calculous
- calculus
- calculus of classes
- calculus of enlargement
- calculus of finite differences
- calculus of individuals
- calculus of relations
- calculus of relatives
- calculus of variations
- calculuses
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- calcuttae
- calcuttan