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pulsating

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈpəɫˌseɪtɪŋ// UK //pˈʌlseɪtɪŋ// pul·sat·ing

v. to beat or throb in a regular, strong way. You use this to describe a heart, a drum, or a light that moves back and forth.

v. to beat or throb with a regular, rhythmic motion. Often describes biological processes like a heartbeat or mechanical vibrations like a drumbeat.


SIMPLE

The drum is pulsating with a steady rhythm.

CONTEXTUAL

The city's heartbeat is the pulsating traffic that never seems to stop during the day.

COMPLEX

The heart of the ancient temple was a massive stone that pulsating with a low, rhythmic sound that seemed to echo through the cavern walls.

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