pulse
verb/pʌls/
/pʌls/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pulse | /pʌls/ /pʌls/ |
| he / she / it pulses | /ˈpʌlsɪz/ /ˈpʌlsɪz/ |
| past simple pulsed | /pʌlst/ /pʌlst/ |
| past participle pulsed | /pʌlst/ /pʌlst/ |
| -ing form pulsing | /ˈpʌlsɪŋ/ /ˈpʌlsɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to move, beat or flow with strong regular movements or sounds synonym throb
- A vein pulsed in his temple.
- the pulsing rhythm of the music
Extra Examples- He felt the muscles in his jaw pulsing angrily.
- She was aware of the blood pulsing through her limbs.
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- [intransitive] pulse (with something) to be full of a feeling such as excitement or energy synonym buzz
- The auditorium pulsed with excitement.
Word Originverb late Middle English: from Latin pulsus ‘beating’, from pellere ‘to drive, beat’.
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