The lights pulsated with the music.
People danced to the pulsating sounds of hip-hop.
Virtually every scene of the movie pulsates with suspense.
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Something that had been anticipated for a while finally went down Wednesday night, adding to the already excitable atmosphere pulsating throughout Crypto.com Arena.—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025 While there are lots of percolating beats and pulsating electronic basslines and textures, her description is slightly misleading because the melodies and vocals are always at the forefront.—Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025 From Los Esquivel’s pulsating electro-corridos to Yahir Saldivar’s cumbias bélicas and Fuerza Regida’s Jersey corridos, the soundscape is as fresh as ever.—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025 Though Giorgio Moroder’s pulsating score and Bowie’s indelible theme song likely amount to Cat People’s enduring legacy, the film is much more than the sum of its music.—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pulsate
Word History
Etymology
in part borrowed from Latin pulsātus, past participle of pulsāre "to strike with repeated blows, beat, (in passive) beat wildly (of the heart)," frequentative or repetitive derivative of pellere "to beat against, push, strike"; in part from pulse entry 1 + -ate entry 4 — more at pulse entry 1
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