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
At Chute Eleven, DJs spin pulsing tracks and champagne flows generously inside a yurt.
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AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
Tramel conversationally chants as pulsing synths flare and wild guitar blares.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
The drums are gentle and stirring; the arrangement evokes a pulsing lullaby.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
Even without the models, the sample runway light show was sensual, inviting, synced with pulsing music.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
There is an undercurrent of pulsing creative energy that is meticulously refined and barely scratching its surface.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
When Punch’s second act at last reaches the climactic series of encounters between Jacob, David, and Joan — mediated by Nicola (Camila Canó-Flaviá), a restorative-justice worker — the often bouncy, pulsing play ends up finding its greatest strength in stillness.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Closely related to this group are the siphonophores, which range from small animals being moved along by one or two pulsing chambers to large, complex animals, which can be seen as either a colony of different types of members or as one animal with organs that do different things.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
As the characters’ dialogue speeds up and their gestures become more fervent, the audience can hear the fast, rhythmic whoosing of the characters’ blood flow and see pulsing human hearts on a large video screen.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
Tramel conversationally chants as pulsing synths flare and wild guitar blares.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
The drums are gentle and stirring; the arrangement evokes a pulsing lullaby.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
Even without the models, the sample runway light show was sensual, inviting, synced with pulsing music.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
There is an undercurrent of pulsing creative energy that is meticulously refined and barely scratching its surface.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
When Punch’s second act at last reaches the climactic series of encounters between Jacob, David, and Joan — mediated by Nicola (Camila Canó-Flaviá), a restorative-justice worker — the often bouncy, pulsing play ends up finding its greatest strength in stillness.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Closely related to this group are the siphonophores, which range from small animals being moved along by one or two pulsing chambers to large, complex animals, which can be seen as either a colony of different types of members or as one animal with organs that do different things.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
As the characters’ dialogue speeds up and their gestures become more fervent, the audience can hear the fast, rhythmic whoosing of the characters’ blood flow and see pulsing human hearts on a large video screen.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulsing
Verb
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Over ominous, throbbing music, the lights start flashing, the tension starts building, and then, finally, Godzilla enters from stage right.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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Nothing except my ankle, which was throbbing painfully.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The whole place was vibrating from the power of the storm.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Some doctors use numbing cream, a vibrating tool, or a dental block to help reduce in-the-moment pain.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With mixer on medium speed, gradually add heavy cream, 1/2 cup at a time, beating until combined after each addition, 1 to 2 minutes total.—
Amanda Holstein,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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On Saturday, that meant beating the Syracuse Orange 38-10 at Hard Rock Stadium.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Pulsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsing. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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