as in throbbing
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner
blood vessels pulsing in time with the heartbeat
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Recent Examples of pulsing
Can that pulsing stream of water damage teeth or enamel?
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Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
All through this book, what’s pulsing is your love of this thing.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
These moving leaves are chased by male villagers to the soundtrack of maracas and a pulsing drum.
—Georgina Lawton, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
Westwood and its surrounding neighborhoods were pulsing with Iranian pride.
—Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
All that to say, design is the hotel’s heart, pulsing a refined yet approachable vibe throughout its very posh body.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
Musical cues swing wildly from choral eeriness to dead silence to pulsing synths without any discernible logic, frequently robbing scenes of rhythm and dread.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
The right work can make a subject that’s never crossed my mind, or that strikes me as aggressively boring, into something incantatory, pulsing with meaning.
—Deb Olin Unferth, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Accidental melodies fade in and out of earshot; pulsing chords rise up from below and are swallowed back into the murk, only to be replaced by other pulses running at different tempi, giving the impression of wheels within wheels within wheels.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
All through this book, what’s pulsing is your love of this thing.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
These moving leaves are chased by male villagers to the soundtrack of maracas and a pulsing drum.
—Georgina Lawton, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
Westwood and its surrounding neighborhoods were pulsing with Iranian pride.
—Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
All that to say, design is the hotel’s heart, pulsing a refined yet approachable vibe throughout its very posh body.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
Musical cues swing wildly from choral eeriness to dead silence to pulsing synths without any discernible logic, frequently robbing scenes of rhythm and dread.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
The right work can make a subject that’s never crossed my mind, or that strikes me as aggressively boring, into something incantatory, pulsing with meaning.
—Deb Olin Unferth, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Accidental melodies fade in and out of earshot; pulsing chords rise up from below and are swallowed back into the murk, only to be replaced by other pulses running at different tempi, giving the impression of wheels within wheels within wheels.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulsing
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The light bled red at Sixty-Seventh and Pacific, music throbbing through the speakers as Olivia Borsutzki relaxed her foot from the brake.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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And yet, as dynasties could emerge across a number of divisions in boys hockey this postseason, none should diminish what will be yet another heart-throbbing three weeks.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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But that he – along with fellow Pittsburgher Wiz Khalifa and country star Kane Brown – has been tapped to perform during the 2026 NFL Draft in his hometown has the gregarious rocker vibrating with glee.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Stop doing the vibrating Vegas lights, bro.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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Willacy, who received the death penalty for beating his neighbor with a hammer and setting her on fire in 1990 in Palm Bay, Florida, is scheduled to be executed on April 21.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, UConn earned a ticket to the final game after beating Illinois, 71-62, in hopes of earning its seventh championship title.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Pulsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsing. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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