pulsate
verb (used without object)
to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
was pulsating
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past progressiveof pulsate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The building was pulsating again on Wednesday, perhaps not as much as Game 7 against the Penguins, but with a noticeable intensity reflecting the later round of the playoffs, where the stakes are higher.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
My Radio Shack TRS-80 model 100 – really nothing more than a word processor – was pulsating on the portable table in the makeshift press room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2014
Guns N’ Roses was pulsating through the arena speakers.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2014
Shea Stadium was pulsating that October night as expectations built, but the duel never developed.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2010
By midafternoon, the town of Poughkeepsie was pulsating with humanity.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
