PULSE

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Definition

  1. verb expand and contract rhythmically. — synonyms: pulsate, throb
  2. verb produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses. — synonyms: pulsate
  3. verb drive by or as if by pulsation.
  4. noun (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients). — synonyms: pulsation, pulsing, impulse
  5. noun the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart. — synonyms: pulsation, heartbeat, beat
  6. noun the rate at which the heart beats. — synonyms: pulse_rate, heart_rate
  7. noun edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.).

Examples

  • “In the dead of night, all was still but the pulsing light.”
  • “Hot blood pulses through my veins.”

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