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Definition of "pulsate" [pul•sate]

  • To expand and contract rhythmically; beat. (verb-intransitive)
  • To quiver; vibrate. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pulsate" in a sentence
  • "· Feature: made the "pulsate" effect aware of the time, especially enabled"
  • "By night, its harbor area resembles Ibiza's West End, with multi-story nightclubs dominating streets that pulsate with house music."
  • "By night, its harbor area resembles Ibiza's West End, with multi-story nightclubs dominating rows of streets that pulsate with house music while beautiful people dance the night away."