Thesaurus results for PULSING

pulsing

verb

present participle of pulse

as in throbbing

to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner blood vessels pulsing in time with the heartbeat

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Recent Examples of pulsing The question that haunts his stories, giving them a pulsing undertow of dread, is whether those things have already happened or not. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 And then there’s an energetic quality, at times radiating light and other times shining it—with or without pulsing strobes—on others. — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 From a production design standpoint, every wrinkle and pulsing nodule of the stomach had to be created. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 Some do impromptu handstands against the wall, their feet tapping to the music; others migrate to adjacent gym equipment, pulsing on workout rings, swinging on knotted climbing ropes or swiveling their hips on a Bosu balance ball. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Her latest book is an ode to the artist Eva Hesse — and a pulsing meditation on identity. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026 Blood streamed through his veins, pulsing inside him, like a ticking time bomb. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 And the tour’s massive new chandelier, which moves in a strikingly different way than in past tours, has built-in sparking and pulsing light effects. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2026 Stream in the buttermilk while pulsing and pulse just enough to bring the dough together. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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Her voice, usually an attention-demanding force, is detached from the throbbing production.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Just two days later, Aitia was sitting in class when his newly pierced ear began throbbing with pain.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of throbbing

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The automaker just cut the high end of its forecast and saw its share price drop, even while beating expectations for the quarter.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The Dodgers-Yankees series lasted five games, and the Dodgers beat up on the Yankees when the Yankees weren’t beating themselves.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of beating

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