pulsate | ||
1. | [ verb ] expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically | |
Synonyms: | throb pulse | |
Examples: | "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" |
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Related terms: | beat beat pulse pulse | |
2. | [ verb ] move with or as if with a regular alternating motion | |
Synonyms: | quiver beat | |
Examples: | "the city pulsated with music and excitement" |
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Related terms: | move | |
3. | [ verb ] (electronics) produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses | |
Synonyms: | pulse | |
Examples: | "pulse waves" "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" |
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Related terms: | produce pulsation | |
Similar spelling: |
pulsation pulsating pulsed Pulsatilla |