Pulse (Verb)
Meaning 1
Drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Hypernyms
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 siren pulsed through the night air warning people of the approaching storm.
- Her heart pulsed rapidly as she gave the critical presentation to the board of investors.
- The bass beat pulsed through the speakers getting everyone on the dance floor.
- The strobe light pulsed above the crowded room adding to the mesmerizing atmosphere.
- The doctors were relieved to see the patient's heart begin to pulse again after hours of being clinically dead.
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Hypernyms
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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.