pulsate

Meaning

1. To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat.
2. To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music.
3. To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.

Synonyms

throb

beat

pulse

vibrate

palpitate

pound

💷

quiver

hammer

🔨

thump

tremble

quaver

squeeze

sway

thud

tremor

bang

shoot at

batter

brandish

buffet

buzz

din

flutter

heartbeat

💓

knock

knock at

Translations

pulsare

pulsieren

pulseren

kloppen

battre

pulsar

πάλλω

πάλλομαι

palpiter

latir

schwingen

schlagen

palpitare

slaan

نبض

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pʌlˈseɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pulsātus, from pulsō (“I strike repeatedly”), from pellō (“I strike”). Doublet of push.