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.
pulses
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present tense formof pulse (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“Heavy Metal” mostly leaned minimal, with spare electronics and occasional percussion, and here Mr. Winter’s piano is thick with chords and repeating pulses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Data runs through the glass, in the form of pulses of light, at the speed of over 100,000 miles per second.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
The researchers say the current speed limit comes from the laser pulses used to operate the system, not from the fundamental properties of the meta-material itself.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
It also stipulates that if beans or pulses form the protein part of a main course, another vegetable must be available.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
He did not know that trigger pulses were being sent through the air from across the Bonecruel Mountains.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
