pulsates
Expands and contracts
Pulsates means throbs or beats rhythmically, expanding and contracting in a regular pattern.
A heart pulsates, as does a vein visible beneath the skin.
The word extends to anything with rhythmic intensity: Music pulsated through the club, The city pulsates with energy.
Light or color that pulsates brightens and dims repeatedly.
Beats with strong rhythm
- beatsPulses or defeats
- poundsMass measurement units
- thumpsStrikes with dull force
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
hammers · flutters · quivers · oscillates · undulates · surges · ebbs · flows
Beats with strong rhythm
- vibratesMoves rapidly back-and-forth
- resonatesEvokes strong feeling
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- subwooferLow-frequency speaker unit
beat · tempo · rhythm · EDM · techno · trance · nightclub · speaker
Unsteady brief glows
- glowsEmits soft light
- strobesPulsing light sources
- flashesBrief intense light bursts
- blinksBrief eyelid closures
shimmers · gleams · radiates · beams · throbs · neon · beacon · quasar
Beats with strong rhythm
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- dilatesExpands an opening
- pumpsLaceless dress shoes
- circulatesMoves in a loop
heart · artery · vein · muscle · tissue · cell · membrane · amoeba
throbs
Beats with strong rhythm
drums · hammers · flutters · quivers · oscillates · undulates · surges · ebbs · flows · cadence
throbs
Beats with strong rhythm
subwoofer · beat · tempo · rhythm · EDM · techno · trance · nightclub · speaker · woofer
flickers
Unsteady brief glows
blinks · shimmers · gleams · radiates · beams · throbs · neon · beacon · quasar · pulsar
throbs
Beats with strong rhythm
circulates · heart · artery · vein · muscle · tissue · cell · membrane · amoeba · jellyfish
vibrates
Moves rapidly back-and-forth
crackles · hums · buzzes · resonates · electricity · current · magnetic · field · frequency · wave
surges
Abrupt powerful rises
- swellsEnlarges or billows
- intensifiesIncreases in strength
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
aches · yearns · seethes · burns · churns · passion · desire · longing · anxiety · excitement
pulsatesstands still
Ceases all movement
holds steady · rests · freezes · stagnates · halts
pulsatesflatlines
Loses all vital signs
languishes · expires · dies · withers