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pulsating

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pul·sate  (plst)
intr.v. pul·sat·ed, pul·sat·ing, pul·sates
1. To expand and contract rhythmically; beat.
2. To quiver; vibrate.
[Latin pulsre, pulst-, frequentative of pellere, to beat; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots.]
Translations
pulsating [pʌlˈseɪtɪŋ] ADJ
1. [heart] → palpitante; [music] → vibrante
2. (fig) (= exciting) → palpitante, excitante
pulsating [pʌlˈseɪtɪŋ] adj → pulsante
pulsating [pʌlˈseɪtɪŋ] adj → pulsante


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The modern steamship advances upon a still and overshadowed sea with a pulsating tremor of her frame, an occasional clang in her depths, as if she had an iron heart in her iron body; with a thudding rhythm in her progress and the regular beat of her propeller, heard afar in the night with an august and plodding sound as of the march of an inevitable future.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
It seemed to him that suspended in the air before him he saw his own brain pulsating to the rhythm of an impenetrable mystery.
The Secret Agent by Conrad, Joseph View in context
After the silence and the cheerlessness of life in the Bentley house, she dreamed of stepping forth into an atmosphere that was warm and pulsating with life and reality.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
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