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pulsate
[ puhl-seyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
Synonyms: pulse
- to vibrate; quiver.
pulsate
/ ˈpʌlsətɪv; pʌlˈseɪt /
verb
- to expand and contract with a rhythmic beat; throb
- physics to vary in intensity, magnitude, size, etc
the current was pulsating
- to quiver or vibrate
Derived Forms
- pulsative, adjective
- ˈpulsatively, adverb
Other Words From
- non·pulsat·ing adjective
- un·pulsat·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pulsate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The channel has pulsated with activity all week, including rapidly evolving information, such as which gates may become open for a few minutes to let evacuees through.
These high-tech pieces of furniture offer powerful kneading, rubbing and pulsating pressures to teach your muscles a lesson in relaxation.
As the sun sunk low in the sky, a golden glow illuminated the pulsating grasses all around me, and I felt as though I was traipsing through a postcard.
School boards across San Diego County have been pulsating with drama and tension over the past year and many of those disputes can be traced to reopening during the pandemic.
The Cassiopea jellies, about four inches long, spend most of their time upside down, tentacles reaching toward the ocean surface, and pulsating to push seawater through their bodies.
Infinity Mirrored Room consists of roughly one hundred multicolored LED lights that pulsate at various speeds and patterns.
All day the rain had been pending; all night it had held off until the whole earth seemed to pulsate with the desire for relief.
If this is the case the pus may pulsate if present in large quantity.
Great waves seem to pulsate from the body into the wings, and with each wave goes color and strength.
Her heart began to pulsate proudly and in delight, for she saw that Cayamo had secured a scalp, the scalp of a Navajo!
In his lecture notes Harvey, in dealing with the heart, speaks of the right auricle as "the last to pulsate."
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