Pulse - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (syn: beat, heartbeat, pulsation)
- the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
- edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
verb
- produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses (syn: pulsate)
a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube
Extra examples
He could feel the blood pulsing through his veins.
Dance music pulsed from the speakers.
The city pulses with life.
His blood pulsed through his blood vessels faster and faster as he ran up the stairs.
You can feel the nervousness pulsing through the crowd.
The doctor listened to his breathing and checked his pulse.
His breathing was shallow and his pulse was weak.
In an emergency it can be difficult to find a pulse.
She felt his neck. There was no pulse.
Her pulse raced (=beat very quickly) with excitement.
Clinton had an uncanny ability to sense the pulse of the nation.
She felt the blood pulsing through her veins.
Colored lights pulsed in time to the music.
Excitement pulsed through the crowd.
Pulse several times until the mixture looks like oatmeal.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: pulse
he/she/it: pulses
present participle: pulsing
past tense: pulsed
past participle: pulsed
singular: pulse
plural: pulses
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