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.
was pulsing
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past progressiveof pulse.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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Behind a nearby doorway, another side of Bradford was pulsing to a very different rhythm.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The disco balls were spinning, the club music was pulsing, and on the dance floor, several Filipino audience members were near tears.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Oregón was by this point in no condition to manage the request on his own; his head was pulsing with pain and his kidneys were in total failure.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 18, 2016
He obediently shook Litvinenko’s hand, the same hand that by now was pulsing with radiation.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2016
In the poor light the space above her head was pulsing to the rhythm of his own heart.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
