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 WebUnlike other models, this pulsating sprinkler doesn’t need to be staked into the ground.—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024 As Shirley sits outside the facility recording the pulsating drone, his nostrils flare, and his voice rises with impatience.—By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024 Fish — not to be confused with Phish — swam from one side of the stage to the other amid giant, pulsating jellyfish as the whole dome transformed into a trippy underwater experience.—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024 Host nation Germany moved into the quarterfinals after beating Denmark 2-0 in a pulsating game delayed by lightning and driving rain.—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 30 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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