English verb: pulsate | |||
1. | pulsate (motion) expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically | ||
Samples | The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it. | ||
Examples | The crowds pulsate in the streets, The streets pulsate with crowds | ||
Synonyms | pulse, throb | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beat, pound, thump | ||
Verb group | beat, pulsate, quiver | ||
2. | pulsate (motion) move with or as if with a regular alternating motion | ||
Samples | The city pulsated with music and excitement. | ||
Synonyms | beat, quiver | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Verb group | pulsate, pulse, throb | ||
3. | pulsate (creation) produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses | ||
Samples | Pulse waves. A transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube. | ||
Synonyms | pulse | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make, produce | ||