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pulsate

verb
pul·​sate | \ ˈpəl-ˌsāt also ˌpəl-ˈ How to pronounce pulsate (audio) \
pulsated; pulsating

Definition of pulsate

intransitive verb

1 : to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
2 : to exhibit a pulse or pulsation : beat

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Examples of pulsate in a Sentence

The lights pulsated with the music. People danced to the pulsating sounds of hip-hop. Virtually every scene of the movie pulsates with suspense.
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But, if the weirdness of Brown’s situation continues to pulsate, there’s only so much longer the series can bury what is clearly sitting in plain sight. Conor Orr, SI.com, "Hard Knocks Recap: What We Learned About Jon Gruden and Antonio Brown's Feet," 14 Aug. 2019 Using 1,339 large, pulsating stars to compile a 3D map of the Milky Way, the researchers discovered that the galaxy's disk of stars is increasingly twisting, most likely due to the spinning of the disk. Ashley Strickland, CNN, "New map of the Milky Way provides more evidence that it's warped and twisted," 2 Aug. 2019 Her latest star is even more impassive—an aluminum tear gas grenade—but seen amid surreal pulsating color. Tom Simonite, WIRED, "Using AI, and Film, to Track Tear Gas Use Against Civilians," 25 July 2019 Owner Todd Hoffpauir did a brisk business despite the pounding winds and pulsating rain. Sarah Blake Morgan And Janet Mcconnaughey, orlandosentinel.com, "Tropical Storm Barry weakens upon landfall in Louisiana, dumps rain across Gulf Coast," 13 July 2019 Owner Todd Hoffpauir did a brisk business despite the pounding winds and pulsating rain. Author: Kevin Mcgill, Janet Mcconnaughey, Anchorage Daily News, "Barry crawls ashore in Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm," 13 July 2019 Owner Todd Hoffpauir did a brisk business despite the pounding winds and pulsating rain. Kevin Mcgill And Janet Mcconnaughey, SFChronicle.com, "Barry crawls ashore in Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm," 13 July 2019 Owner Todd Hoffpauir did brisk business despite the pounding winds and pulsating rain. Janet Mcconnaughey, BostonGlobe.com, "Barry crawls ashore in Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm," 13 July 2019 The woman awakens to this strange new world’s pulsating life. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, "Suzan Pitt, 75, Wildly Inventive Animation Filmmaker, Dies," 21 June 2019

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First Known Use of pulsate

1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for pulsate

Latin pulsatus, past participle of pulsare, frequentative of pellere

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More Definitions for pulsate

pulsate

verb

English Language Learners Definition of pulsate

: to make strong and regular beats, sounds, flashes, etc.
: to be filled with activity or a feeling

pulsate

verb
pul·​sate | \ ˈpəl-ˌsāt How to pronounce pulsate (audio) \
pulsated; pulsating

Kids Definition of pulsate

: to have or show strong regular beats
pul·​sate | \ ˈpəl-ˌsāt also ˌpəl-ˈ\
pulsated; pulsating

Medical Definition of pulsate

: to exhibit a pulse or pulsation a pulsating artery

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