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.
is pulsing
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present progressiveof pulse (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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New York City is pulsing with more energy than usual as the Knicks prepare to face the Spurs in crucial game five of the NBA Finals tonight.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Audubon Middle School is pulsing with energy and ideas, but the South L.A. campus needs students -- and many of them need more engagement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
Xiao noted that the human body, just like many machines, is pulsing with electricity on a near constant basis.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024
But if a gravity wave is pulsing through the Earth, making one of the tubes repeatedly infinitesimally longer and the other infinitesimally shorter, the beam will not recombine as expected.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2023
Even in sleep, the brain is pulsing, throbbing and flashing with the complex business of human life—dreaming, remembering, figuring things out.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
