pulsate
Expand and contract
Pulsate means to expand and contract rhythmically, like a heartbeat.
Blood vessels pulsate as the heart pumps; music pulsates with a driving beat.
The word extends to anything that throbs or vibrates with regular intensity: lights pulsating in the darkness, a city pulsating with energy.
When something pulsates, it suggests life, urgency, or powerful underlying force.
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- throbBeat with intensity
- tempoRate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- oscillateMove rhythmically between extremes
syncopation · meter · cycle · periodicity · regularity · timing · pattern · sequence
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- flutterRapid light movement
- judderShake with jerky vibrations
shake · oscillate · resonate · hum · buzz · thrill · rattle · reverberate
Sudden powerful increase
- swellIncrease in size
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
- throbBeat with intensity
- peakUtmost height attained
climax · escalate · amplify · intensify · crescendo · ebb · flow · build
Beat with intensity
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
tachycardia · systole · diastole · pacemaker · coronary · ventricle · atrium · aorta
Low-register musical foundation
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
trance · techno · house · dubstep · EDM · rave · dancefloor · DJ
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
oscillate · syncopation · meter · cycle · periodicity · regularity · timing · pattern · sequence · measure
tremor
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
judder · shake · oscillate · resonate · hum · buzz · thrill · rattle · reverberate · twitch
surge
Sudden powerful increase
peak · climax · escalate · amplify · intensify · crescendo · ebb · flow · build · subside
throb
Beat with intensity
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
- pumpFluid-moving machine
arrhythmia · tachycardia · systole · diastole · pacemaker · coronary · ventricle · atrium · aorta · bradycardia
bassline
Low-register musical foundation
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
groove · trance · techno · house · dubstep · EDM · rave · dancefloor · DJ · remix
transmit
To send onward
waveform · amplitude · beacon · radar · sonar · ping · carrier · intermittent · blip · strobe
alive
Having current existence
dynamic · animated · breathing · vigorous · lively · spirited · exuberant · effervescent · teeming · coursing
- science verbsabsorb, accelerate, attract, bounce, collide
pulsatebe still
Remain without motion
hold steady · flatline · stand still · hold still · freeze
pulsation, pulsating, pulsations, pulsated, pulsates, pulsatile