Antonyms for pulsating


Grammar : Verb
Spell : puhl-seyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌl seɪt


Definition of pulsating

Origin :
  • 1741, back-formation from pulsation, from Latin pulsatus, past participle of pulsare "to beat against, strike upon" (see pulsation). Related: Pulsated; pulsating; pulsatile.
  • verb quiver, beat
  • verb beat
Example sentences :
  • It sent a long vista of light through the blank and pulsating haze.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • It hung in the air, pulsating, scanning what was taking place below.
  • Extract from : « The Whispering Spheres » by Russell Robert Winterbotham
  • But they were pulsating with life, electric, eager, expectant.
  • Extract from : « 'Firebrand' Trevison » by Charles Alden Seltzer
  • So light she was, although she was almost as tall as I. Warm and pulsating.
  • Extract from : « Each Man Kills » by Victoria Glad
  • It seemed as if the great Pacific itself were pulsating with unwonted joy.
  • Extract from : « The Lonely Island » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • In a few minutes he will be his old, breathing, pulsating self.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Timber Town » by Alfred Grace
  • From the point of view of history these islands are pulsating with life.
  • Extract from : « The Old Coast Road » by Agnes Rothery
  • The pounding of her heart was like a pulsating of the house.
  • Extract from : « The Dust Flower » by Basil King
  • Fallible and frail, a bit of pulsating, jelly-like life—it is all I am.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Snark » by Jack London
  • The current represented in Fig. 292 is called a pulsating current.
  • Extract from : « Physics » by Willis Eugene Tower

Synonyms for pulsating

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