pulse
noun
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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If anything, the adrenalin and stoke had to have been pulsing hard up until his quarterfinal heat at the Pipe Masters.
From Time Magazine Archive
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