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pulsating adjective [ pʌlˈseɪtɪŋ ]

• characterized by a strong regular rhythm; throbbing.
• "a pulsating bass line"

pulsate verb

• expand and contract with strong regular movements.
• "blood vessels throb and pulsate"
Origin: late 17th century (earlier (Middle English) as pulsation ): from Latin pulsat- ‘throbbed, pulsed’, from the verb pulsare, frequentative of pellere ‘to drive, beat’.


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