pulsate (verb)

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• pulsate — ► VERB 1) expand and contract with strong regular movements. 2) produce a regular throbbing sensation or sound. 3) (pulsating) very exciting. DERIVATIVES pulsation noun pulsator noun. ORIGIN Latin pul …   English terms dictionary

• pulsate — pulsate, pulse, beat, throb, palpitate can mean to manifest a rhythmical movement such as or similar to the one which occurs in the circulatory system when blood is forced along by alternate contractions and relaxations of the ventricles of the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• pulsate — verb the alien pods continued to pulsate, as if at any moment writhing creatures would emerge Syn: palpitate, pulse, throb, pump, undulate, surge, heave, rise and fall; beat, thump, drum, thrum; flutter, quiver …   Thesaurus of popular words

• pulsate — verb /pʌlˈseɪt,ˈpʌl.seɪt/ a) To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat. b) To quiver, vibrate, thrill. See Also …   Wiktionary

• pulsate — verb (I) 1 to make sounds or movements that are strong and regular like a heart beating: The thumping, pulsating music shook the kitchen walls. 2 literary to be strongly affected by a powerful emotion or feeling (+ with): The whole city seemed to …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pulsate — UK [pʌlˈseɪt] / US [ˈpʌlˌseɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms pulsate : present tense I/you/we/they pulsate he/she/it pulsates present participle pulsating past tense pulsated past participle pulsated 1) to make movements or sounds in a regular… …   English dictionary

• pulsate — pul|sate [ pʌl,seıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to make movements or sounds in a regular pattern: Music pulsated from the bar into the street. 2. ) LITERARY to express life and feelings in a way that makes people excited: pulsate with: Every song… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pulsate — intransitive verb (pulsated; pulsating) Etymology: Latin pulsatus, past participle of pulsare, frequentative of pellere Date: 1744 1. to throb or move rhythmically ; vibrate 2. to exhibit a pulse or pulsation ; beat …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pulsate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. beat, throb; drum, palpitate. See oscillation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. throb, quiver, vibrate; see beat 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. vibrate, quiver, beat, throb, pulse, palpitate,… …   English dictionary for students

• pulsate — [[t]pʌlse͟ɪt, AM pʌ̱lseɪt[/t]] pulsates, pulsating, pulsated VERB If something pulsates, it beats, moves in and out, or shakes with strong, regular movements. The Pole Star appears to be changing rapidly from a star that pulsates into one that is …   English dictionary

• pulsate — [pʌl seɪt, pʌlseɪt] verb 1》 expand and contract with strong regular movements. 2》 [often as adjective pulsating] produce a regular throbbing sensation or sound. Derivatives pulsation noun pulsator noun pulsatory …   English new terms dictionary