The lights pulsated with the music.
People danced to the pulsating sounds of hip-hop.
Virtually every scene of the movie pulsates with suspense.
Recent Examples on the WebIn our current climate of FYC campaigns pulsating as Emmys voting nears, this award show feels like a breath of fresh air in the midst of festival season and before our official awards season kicks off.—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 16 June 2024 And that’s to say nothing of the neo-mythic tenor mixed with ultraviolent realism pulsating through each story line.—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2024 Satellite-laser scans have recently revealed more than 400 areas across Antarctica that pulsate faintly in time lapse, like subwoofers, as the lakes deep beneath them fill and drain.—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024 Tournament officials threw on some loud music that pulsated through the stadium, and one shirtless guy jumped out of the seats and ran toward a sand bunker.—The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for pulsate
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Word History
Etymology
in part borrowed from Latin pulsātus, past participle of pulsāre "to strike with repeated blows, beat, (in passive) beat wildly (of the heart)," frequentative or repetitive derivative of pellere "to beat against, push, strike"; in part from pulse entry 1 + -ate entry 4 — more at pulse entry 1
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