pulsate
verb (used without object)
to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
pulsating
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present participleof pulsate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Pushing through the glass double doors, I found every inch of the restaurant pulsating with some kind of sensory experience.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Vecna’s form is charred and the vines that compose his body can be seen pulsating like they are alive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
The result, after four years of development, hit theaters last summer as an Apple and Jerry Bruckheimer-produced, 2½-hour feature—called, appropriately enough, “F1”—that married the pulsating action of “Top Gun” with the real-life universe of F1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
"Are they scared of screams or should it be like a pulsating sound?" she says.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
So after gravitational collapse a black hole must settle down into a state in which it could be rotating, but not pulsating.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
