Synonyms for pulsate
ˈpʌl seɪtpul·sate

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1. pulsate, throb, pulseverb

   expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

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

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

2. pulsate, beat, quiververb

   move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

   "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

   Synonyms:
   baffle, exhaust, stupefy, circumvent, stick, crush, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, flitter, beat, outwit, palpitate, tick, nonplus, trounce, flutter, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, flicker, perplex, beat out, gravel, waver, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, throb, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, pulse, work over, quake, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shell

3. 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, pulse, quiver

Matched Categories

1. • Beat
   • Move
   • Produce

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1. pulsateverb

   Synonyms:
   beat, throb

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