Pulsate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌlseɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌlseɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌlseɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʌlseɪt/.

Examples

The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
the city pulsated with music and excitement
pulse waves

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

beat pulse throb quiver

Parts of Speech

verb	expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically “The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it”
verb	move with or as if with a regular alternating motion “the city pulsated with music and excitement”
verb	produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses “pulse waves”

Word Forms

pulsation	noun	the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
pulse	noun	the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
throb	noun	an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
pulsing	noun	(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

pulsieren

rhythmisch ausdehnen und zusammenziehen; rhythmisch schlagen

🇫🇷French

palpiter

se dilater et se contracter de manière rythmée ; battre en rythme

🇪🇸Spanish

latir

expandirse y contraerse rítmicamente; batir rítmicamente

🇮🇹Italian

pulsare

espandersi e contrarsi ritmicamente; battere ritmicamente

🇳🇱Dutch

pulseren

ritmisch uitzetten en samentrekken; ritmisch slaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

pulsar

expandir e contrair ritmicamente; bater ritmicamente

🇷🇺Russian

пульсировать

ритмично расширяться и сжиматься; ритмично бить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धड़कना

लयबद्ध रूप से विस्तार और संकुचन; लयबद्ध तरीके से मारो

🇧🇩Bengali

পালসেট

ছন্দবদ্ধভাবে প্রসারিত এবং সংকোচন; ছন্দবদ্ধভাবে বীট

🇮🇳Tamil

துடிப்பு

தாளமாக விரிவடைந்து சுருங்கவும்; தாளமாக அடித்தார்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పల్సేట్

లయబద్ధంగా విస్తరించండి మరియు కుదించండి; లయబద్ధంగా కొట్టారు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पंदन

लयबद्धपणे विस्तृत आणि संकुचित करा; तालबद्धपणे मारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધબકારા

લયબદ્ધ રીતે વિસ્તૃત અને સંકોચન કરો; લયબદ્ધ રીતે હરાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಡಿಮಿಡಿತ

ಲಯಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಹಿಗ್ಗಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕುಗ್ಗಿಸಿ; ಲಯಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಸೋಲಿಸಿದರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പന്ദനം

താളാത്മകമായി വികസിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചുരുങ്ങുകയും ചെയ്യുക; താളാത്മകമായി അടിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

پلسیٹ

تال سے پھیلائیں اور معاہدہ کریں؛ تال سے مارو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

搏动

有节奏地扩张和收缩；搏动

🇯🇵Japanese

脈動する

リズミカルに伸縮します。リズミカルに打つ

🇰🇷Korean

뛰다

리드미컬하게 확장하고 축소합니다. 리드미컬하게 치다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhịp đập

mở rộng và co lại nhịp nhàng; đánh nhịp nhàng

🇹🇭Thai

เต้นเป็นจังหวะ

ขยายและหดตัวเป็นจังหวะ เอาชนะเป็นจังหวะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdenyut

mengembang dan berkontraksi secara ritmis; berdetak secara ritmis

🇵🇭Filipino

pumipintig

palawakin at kumontra nang may ritmo; matalo nang may ritmo

🇲🇾Malay

berdenyut

mengembang dan mengecut secara berirama; pukul secara berirama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خفق

التوسع والتعاقد بشكل إيقاعي. فاز بشكل إيقاعي

🇮🇷Persian

ضربان دار

منبسط و منقبض ریتمیک؛ ضربان ریتمیک

🇹🇷Turkish

nabız gibi atan

ritmik olarak genişler ve daralır; ritmik olarak dövmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפְעוֹם

להתרחב ולהתכווץ באופן קצבי; לפעום בצורה קצבית

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The primary meaning of 'pulsate' is 'expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically'.

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