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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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pulsenoun

    Synonyms:
    beating or throbbing of an artery

  2. pulsenoun

    Synonyms:
    legumes, fruit of leguminous plants

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  1. Carlos Guillermo Smith:

    I think when Pulse happened, there were a lot of folks in elected office locally who also reflected on,' How inclusive are we really being ?' yes, Orlando was very affirming for LGBTQ people before Pulse, and that commitment to equality was certainly strengthened in Orlando after Pulse, but it was also an important moment for our community to reflect and see how we can be even more inclusive.

  2. Brandon Garic Notch:

    ART is found in the very pulse of existence. It's changing lives and motivating the world around us.

  3. Laurence Sterne:

    There are worse occupations in this world than feeling a woman's pulse.

  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. Paul Casamassimo:

    By and large, symptoms are not a chronic thing. They come and go, and the job of the parent is to comfort the child, and keep their finger on the pulse of their child. Is the child eating? Staying hydrated?


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