Synonyms of pulsating

pulsating 1 of 2

adjective

as in throbbing

Related Words

• throbbing
• palpitating
• wavering
• rocky
• shivering
• unstable
• shivery
• wavery
• quivering
• convulsive
• shaking
• staggery
• unsteady
• wobbly
• wobbling
• tremulous
• shuddering
• atremble
• trembling
• shuddery
• quavery
• quaking
• tottering
• shaky
• trembly
• tottery
• aquiver

Dissimilar Words

• stable
• steady
• controlled
• firm
• settled

pulsating

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verb

present participle of pulsate

as in pulsing

to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner

the heart muscle pulsates regularly to pump blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throbbing
• pulsing
• vibrating
• beating
• palpitating
• trembling
• oscillating
• fluctuating
• pitter-pattering
• quivering
• pit-a-patting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pulsating

Adjective

Vinícius Júnior scored an equalizing goal in the 32nd minute, giving five-time champion Brazil a 1-1 draw against Morocco on Saturday in a pulsating, high-profile group match at the World Cup. — CBS News, 13 June 2026

Facing pressure to win its first World Cup title since 2002, five-time champion Brazil was outplayed early and needed Vinícius Júnior's 32nd-minute goal to gain a 1-1 draw against Morocco on Saturday in a pulsating, high-profile group match. — ABC News, 13 June 2026

To experience the city’s culture at its most pulsating, visit during the annual Carnaval de Limón in October. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025

The relentlessly pulsating tempo of the record is tailor-made for the most full-throttle parts of 5SOS’ live show. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025

Verb

A day after Argentina’s pulsating 3-1 win over Switzerland in a World Cup quarterfinal match in Kansas City, a couple of the victorious team’s fans needed to wind down. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

The hotel scene in Rome is pulsating right now, with a string of impressive new openings over the last few years, and many more to come. — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

The floating electronic device generates electromagnetic fields that temporarily paralyze jellyfish within range by targeting their pulsating locomotion. — New Atlas, 30 June 2026

Onlookers gathered around the makeshift field, which had no clear outer bounds, as the pulsating drumming and anti-ICE chants led by Lxs Tigres del NorthEnd (an independent LAFC supporter group) filled the air. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

More intense arrangements use pulsating choral music for high-stakes moments. — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 8 June 2026

Rio is complex and passionate, effervescent, and pulsating. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 4 June 2026

Across a pulsating 120 minutes, the two teams shared eight goals in an afternoon of drama containing the additional plotline of lifelong Sunderland fan Clive Mendonca netting a hat-trick for the Londoners. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 May 2026

Inside – which is to say, some hundred or so yards from here, at the center of the city block that had become a pulsating sea of blue and orange – the New York Knicks were in the midst of a stunning comeback to snag Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 20 May 2026