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pulsate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'pulsate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pulsate [ v.]
- To throb, as a pulse; to beat, as the heart.

Meaning of 'pulsate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pulsate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
Example in sentence:
  • a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube;
  • pulse waves
Meaning (2):
- expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
Example in sentence:
  • The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
Meaning (3):
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Example in sentence:
  • the city pulsated with music and excitement

Nearby Words:

pulas pulchritude pule puled puler pulex pulicene pulicose pulicous puling

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