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How to pronounce pulse in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms beat, heartbeat, pulsation
Type of recurrent event, periodic event
Has types throbbing, diastole, pounding, throb, systole
Derivation pulsate
Type Words
Synonyms heart rate, pulse rate
Type of rate, vital sign
Has types radial pulse, femoral pulse
Derivation pulsate
Type Words
Synonyms pulsate
Type of produce, make, create
Derivation pulsing


pulse waves.
a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube.
Type Words
Synonyms pulsate, throb
Type of thump, beat, pound
Verb group pulsate, quiver, beat
Type Words
Synonyms impulse, pulsation, pulsing
Type of wave, undulation
Derivation pulsate
Type Words
Type of move, displace


A soft breeze pulsed the air.
Type Words
Type of legume

Examples of pulse

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In a food processor, combine all ingredients and pulse till uniform consistency.
From the tennessean.com
Pulse bread in food processor until coarsely ground, about 16 one-second pulses.
From the kentucky.com
I think I have a pretty good pulse on where we are and what people are thinking.
From the businessweek.com
So the company probably feels it has a good read on the pulse of the prosperous.
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Add the chilled onions and 1 cup of the Parmesan cheese and pulse to distribute.
From the sacbee.com
As the pulse hits the fuel, a layer of plasma would be created from ionised gas.
From the newscientist.com
The trailing edge of the second pulse, therefore, also acts as an event horizon.
From the economist.com
Add the brown and granulated sugars and cinnamon and pulse again until combined.
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Add the butter and pulse to combine until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal.
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  • Pulsate: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
  • Pulsation: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
  • The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
  • Produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"
  • Drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air"
  • The rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
  • In medicine, a person's pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the heartbeat. Sphygmology is a term from perhaps the 2nd century AD that roughly translates as "all that is known about the pulse". ...
  • Pulse! was a tabloid magazine published by Tower Records which contained record reviews, interviews and advertising. Initially, it was given away free in their stores to promote their record sales. After nine years, in 1992, the magazine began national distribution with a cover price of $2. ...
  • Pulse (stylised as Pu2022Uu2022Lu2022Su2022E) is a Pink Floyd concert video taken from the 20 October 1994 concert at Earls Court, London, England in The Division Bell Tour. It was originally released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1995.