Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pulsing

1 sense of pulsing

Sense 1
pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse -- ((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")
       => wave, undulation -- ((physics) a movement up and down or back and forth)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pulse

3 senses of pulse

Sense 1
pulsate, throb, pulse -- (expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it")
       => beat, pound, thump -- (move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast")

Sense 2
pulse, pulsate -- (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")
       => produce, make, create -- (create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries")

Sense 3
pulse -- (drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air")
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")

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