Synonyms for pulse
pʌlspulse

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1. pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulsenoun

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   impulsion, impulse, beat, caprice, whim, momentum, nervous impulse, neural impulse, pulsation, heart rate, pulsing, heartbeat, nerve impulse, impetus, pulse rate, urge

2. pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beatnoun

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

   "he could feel the beat of her heart"

   Synonyms:
   beatnik, instant, metre, meter, impulse, beat, heartbeat, flash, musical rhythm, split second, round, pulsation, heart rate, wink, rhythm, measure, pulsing, jiffy, cadence, blink of an eye, pulse rate, trice, twinkling

3. pulse, pulse rate, heart ratenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   pulsing, heartbeat, pulse rate, heart rate, pulsation, beat, impulse

4. pulseverb

   edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)

   Synonyms:
   pulsation, pulse rate, impulse, pulsing, heart rate, heartbeat, beat

5. pulsate, throb, pulseverb

   expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

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

   Synonyms:
   pulsate, shudder, throb, shiver, quiver, thrill, beat

6. pulse, pulsateverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   beat, throb, quiver, pulsate

7. pulseverb

   drive by or as if by pulsation

   "A soft breeze pulsed the air"

   Synonyms:
   throb, pulsate

Matched Categories

1. • Beat
   • Move
   • Produce

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1. pulsenoun

   Synonyms:
   beating or throbbing of an artery

2. pulsenoun

   Synonyms:
   legumes, fruit of leguminous plants

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "pulse":

   pulses, legumes, legume, impetus, heartbeat, impulse, momentum, leguminosae, pulsation, pulser, leguminous, blas, press, transponder

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1. Michael James:

   Anybody with a pulse was nervous when the market opened. We're still going to see significant price swings both up and down before the day ends today, the only thing that's certain is the volatility is going to continue in the short term, given the magnitude of the moves that we've already had in the last four days.

2. Adam Smith:

   Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.

3. Nicky Vogt:

   CISA has been working closely with Ivanti, Inc. to better understand the vulnerability in Pulse Secure VPN devices and mitigate potential risks to federal civilian and private sector networks, we will continue to provide guidance and recommendations to support potentially impacted organizations.

4. Sonja Nixon Frazier:

   We saw the driver was slumped over the wheel so we ran to him and pulled him out of the car, i checked for a pulse and found that it was vague. I almost couldn't find it at first. My coworker called 911, but I noticed his fingertips, his ears, and his lips were all blue.

5. Benjamin Watson:

   I can remember sitting in a dark room with a huge spotlight, there’s a seat there like you’re being interrogated for a crime and all the front-office staff is in the back in the shadows and you ca n’t see them. The guy grabbed my wrist and he’s like : ‘ I can feel your pulse, so I know if you’re lying to me. Have you ever smoked marijuana ? ’ I said : ‘ No. ’ I really had n’t. I’ve never smoked. He said : ‘ I think you’re lying. I can feel your pulse. Are you lying to us ? ’ I said : ‘ No, I ’m not. ’.