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  • verb Present participle of pulsate.

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Examples

  • Bougainvillea vines spill over the brick walls in pulsating colors of fuchsia, scarlet, violet, and mustard yellow.

    A Tranquil Life At Casa Buena Vista 2006

  • Bougainvillea vines spill over the brick walls in pulsating colors of fuchsia, scarlet, violet, and mustard yellow.

    A Tranquil Life At Casa Buena Vista 2006

  • Imagine if you will how it might feel to put your feet into Carmen's imprints and recall the pulsating rhythm that must have emanated from such animated feet.

    Guest Blogger Polly Guerin on Carmen Miranda Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2009

  • Imagine if you will how it might feel to put your feet into Carmen's imprints and recall the pulsating rhythm that must have emanated from such animated feet.

    Archive 2009-11-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2009

  • Yes, the uniform -- if only a gunner private's uniform! "he exclaimed in short, pulsating breaths of ecstasy.

    The Last Shot Frederick Palmer 1915

  • It is very easy to suggest that however abstract the idea of pulsating space is in comparison with the theory of the pulsating ether in space, there still is an analogy between Einstein's space and any piece of elastic material such as plain rubber.

    Dictionary of the History of Ideas JOSEPH AGASSI 1968

  • A separate study recently discovered that chorus waves are also responsible for a rare kind of aurora that flickers on and off, called the pulsating aurora.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Lava emission seems to be pulsating, which is why there are repeatedly new surges advancing in direcions previously spared by lava flows.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • The planet V391b Pegasi, whose discovery was made possible by an international team of astrophysicists including researchers at Tel Aviv University, revolves around a "pulsating" star (V391 Peg) that is mutating from its "red giant" status to a shrunken "white dwarf."

    Planet Found That Dinosaurs Would Gaze Up To | Impact Lab 2007

  • You can dress up your rationale for admitting you find "pulsating" a desirable characteristic in a candidate all you want; but there's no logical connection between pulsating and strength of character.

    Liberals ideate furiously over the black-and-white McCain website. Ann Althouse 2007

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