pulsate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pul·sate [pulsate pulsates pulsated pulsating] BrE [pʌlˈseɪt] NAmE [ˈpʌlseɪt] verb
1. intransitive to make strong regular movements or sounds
•pulsating rhythms
•a pulsating headache
•Lights were pulsating in the sky.
2. intransitive to be full of excitement or energy
Syn: ↑buzz
•a pulsating game
•~ with sth The streets were pulsating with life.
Derived Word: ↑pulsation
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 18th cent. (earlier (Middle English) as pulsation): from Latin pulsat- ‘throbbed, pulsed’, from the verb pulsare, frequentative of pellere ‘to drive, beat’.

Example Bank:
•The lights were pulsating in time with the throbbing music.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pulse, beat, quiver, throb