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
Ultra-fine sugars, or even pulsing your sugar in the food processor beforehand, can make the crystals smaller and easier to incorporate.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
The sun is hot, the beats are loud and Fort Lauderdale Beach is once again pulsing with the energy of the annual Tortuga Music Festival, a three-day event that brings up to 100,000 music lovers to the sand and surf for one of the city's biggest weekends of the year.
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Through it all, there's a euphoric energy pulsing through the theater, manifesting in several moving ways.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
Dressed in gloriously vivid and eccentrically shaped costumes, these cats (only passing attempts are made to mimic actual felines, a crucial mistake of that movie) stride individually about the stage before coming together as a thrilling, pulsing whole.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
Can that pulsing stream of water damage teeth or enamel?
—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
Like all of Diriyah, Bab Samhan pays homage to the Kingdom’s storied heritage—just minutes from the pulsing capital of Riyadh and its promise of the future.
—Sarah Khan, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
The sun is hot, the beats are loud and Fort Lauderdale Beach is once again pulsing with the energy of the annual Tortuga Music Festival, a three-day event that brings up to 100,000 music lovers to the sand and surf for one of the city's biggest weekends of the year.
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Through it all, there's a euphoric energy pulsing through the theater, manifesting in several moving ways.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
Dressed in gloriously vivid and eccentrically shaped costumes, these cats (only passing attempts are made to mimic actual felines, a crucial mistake of that movie) stride individually about the stage before coming together as a thrilling, pulsing whole.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
Can that pulsing stream of water damage teeth or enamel?
—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
Like all of Diriyah, Bab Samhan pays homage to the Kingdom’s storied heritage—just minutes from the pulsing capital of Riyadh and its promise of the future.
—Sarah Khan, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulsing
Verb
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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
Verb
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Electrons vibrating in some container.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The vibrating phone on the nightstand rattled again, pulling her fully awake.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Congratulations to 16-year-old Mathis Albert, who came on as a late substitute for Dortmund and became the youngest American to play in the Bundesliga, beating Gio Reyna’s record.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Aside from beating the stuffing out of a life-sized penguin plushie, Gritty has mocked — and stalked — the team's fans.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Pulsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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