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pulsate
UK /pʌlˈseɪt/ US /ˈpʌl.seɪt/
verb 4
Collocations
4ADJ.
interesting
VERB + PULSATE
air, making, stars
PULSATE + NOUN
gulfs, ways
PREP.
in
Definitions
verb
1
To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat, exhibit a pulse.
2
To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music.
The party pulsated with revellers.
3
To pulse, to be full of life, energy: to bustle, thrive, flourish.
4
To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
401
The party pulsated with revellers.
Wiktionary02
Men will always tremble at the thought of the hidden and fathomless worlds of strange life which may pulsate in the gulfs beyond the stars.
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The hands trying to untie the knots / the ribbons speckled on the forehead / of poisonous spit, horrendous cries / he goes vibrating, making the air pulsate.
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Delta Scuti stars pulsate in interesting ways.
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