pulsated
Expanded and contracted
Pulsated is the past tense of pulsate, meaning to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart does when pumping blood.
By extension, anything that throbs, beats, or vibrates in regular intervals can be said to have pulsated: The music pulsated through the club.
The word often conveys intensity or aliveness, whether describing physical sensations like pain or abstract qualities like energy: The city pulsated with excitement on New Year's Eve.
Move rhythmically between extremes
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- trembleShake from fear
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- flutterRapid light movement
resonate · hum · buzz · throb · ripple · undulate · surge · ebb
Rate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- meterDevice that measures usage
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
groove · throb · drum · percussion · bass · kick · pound · thump
Pertaining to the heart
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- ventricleHollow organ chamber
- atriumRoofed central hall
- circulationMovement through a system
blood · systole · diastole · palpitation · aorta · coronary · tachycardia · bradycardia
oscillate
Move rhythmically between extremes
flutter · resonate · hum · buzz · throb · ripple · undulate · surge · ebb · wave
tempo
Rate of musical performance
syncopation · groove · throb · drum · percussion · bass · kick · pound · thump · timing
cardiac
Pertaining to the heart
circulation · blood · systole · diastole · palpitation · aorta · coronary · tachycardia · bradycardia · arrhythmia
throbbing
Rhythmic painful pulsing
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
stabbing · lancing · twinge · smarting · migraine · headache · toothache · inflammation · surging · waves
pulsatedremained
Stayed in place
stood still · stagnated · rested · stabilized · steadied