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Textual thesaurus for "pulse"

(noun) beat, pulsation, heartbeat

the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

he could feel the beat of her heart


(noun) impulse, pulsation, pulsing

(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star


(noun) pulse rate, heart rate

the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health


(verb) pulsate

produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses

pulse waves; a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube


(verb) throb, pulsate

expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it