pulse

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Noun

Singular pulse

Plural pulses

1. A pulse is a rhythmic, soft beating of the arteries, for example, as felt in the wrists

   He checked her pulse and discovered that her heart was racing.

2. Each beat of the arteries or heart.
3. Feeling of life or emotion
4. Beating, especially of music

Verb

Plain form pulse

Third-person singular pulses

Past tense pulsed

Past participle pulsed

Present participle pulsing

1. To beat or throb.

Synonyms

• pulsate

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