pulsating

CEFRB2

/pˈʌˌlseɪtɪŋ/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Moving or beating with a regular rhythm.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A pulsation.

Examples

  • All entities are pulsating, from tiny elementary particles to giant galaxies.

  • We were mesmerized by the pulsating glow of the embers.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of pulsate

  2. Very exciting.

More examples

In context

  • Inside there was some fierce acid burning steadily that seemed to be in control of his veins through which no blood could flow, only the heavy pulsatings of anger and frustrated needs.

  • Liverpool lost ground in the Premier League title race in a pulsating draw at Tottenham that was packed with incident and saw Andrew Robertson sent off for the visitors.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The red light on the device was blank, beating steadily with a regular rhythm.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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