pulsate
verb (used without object)
to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
pulsates
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present tense formof pulsate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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If the joy of running is missing from Ms. Cain’s book, it pulsates through Martin Dugard’s “The Long Run.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
But in fellow Brit Steve McQueen’s muscular, sincere “Blitz,” his latest reckoning with the heartbeat of historical incident, life under the threat of annihilation pulsates a little more strongly than that beloved phrase would suggest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
As a gentle breeze rustled the oaks and chaparral, Hughes said she felt the sanctity of Oak Flat in every breath: “That spiritual divine breath. It’s just here. It pulsates here.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Audaciously intercutting scenes of performance and the characters’ personal lives, Ranjith crafts a drama that pulsates with rage, humor, grief and magic, while daringly interrogating the very possibility of making political art.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
The camp pulsates with this collective energy, gearing up for change.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
