Pulsate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The vibrant city streets pulsated with the rhythmic beat of a live band performance on a summer evening.
- Her fingers pulsated with an anxious energy as she waited for her name to be called in the crowded audition room.
- In the heart of the forest, the fireflies' lights pulsated in a mesmerizing display of synchronised flashing.
- At night, the busy junction pulsated with neon signs and speeding cars that seemed to move in perfect harmony.
- The crowd's cheers and chants began to pulsate through the stadium, energising the team and drawing them back into the intense match.
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Meaning 2
Expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it.
- Her temples began to pulsate with every beat of her pounding headache.
- The bright lights in the nightclub pulsed and throbbed, pulsating to the rhythm of the music.
- The vibrations from the bass speaker caused the floor to pulsate beneath her feet.
- As the alarm blared loudly, the lights in the room started to pulsate with increased intensity.
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Meaning 3
Produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The machine started to pulsate a series of high-energy pulses that resonated throughout the laboratory equipment.
- Pulsate mode allowed the scientists to transmit signals in short bursts to conserve energy for the long-range communication system.
- The experimental transmitter successfully began to pulsate at a rate of 10 pulses per second.
- Researchers carefully controlled the laser's pulsate frequency to study its effects on the molecular bonds of the sample material.
- Engineers modified the design of the radar system so it could pulsate on multiple frequencies simultaneously.