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pulsate

 
(pŭl'sāt') pronunciation
intr.v., -sat·ed, -sat·ing, -sates.
  1. To expand and contract rhythmically; beat.
  2. To quiver; vibrate.

[Latin pulsāre, pulsāt-, frequentative of pellere, to beat.]


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IN BRIEF: To beat or throb in a rhythmic manner.

pronunciation The music was so loud that they could feel the bass pulsate through the floor.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - banke, pulsere

Nederlands (Dutch)
pulseren, kloppen

Français (French)
v. intr. - palpiter, circuler (le sang)

Deutsch (German)
v. - pulsieren, schlagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πάλλω/-ομαι, σφύζω

Italiano (Italian)
pulsare, battere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pulsar

Русский (Russian)
пульсировать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - latir, palpitar, vibrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - pulsera, vibrera, dunka

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
搏动, 有规律的跳动, 跳动

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 搏動, 有規律的跳動, 跳動

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - (맥박 등이) 뛰다, 진동하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - うつ, ドキドキする, 震える, ふるい分ける, 鼓動する, 脈打つ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نبض, خفق, ينقبض و ينبسط بانتظام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פעם, הלם, דפק, רעד‬


 
 
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