Definition

Noun: 1. A series of regular, rhythmic beats or waves: The act or process of producing or experiencing a rhythmic throbbing or vibrating movement. This often refers to a signal, light, or sound that turns on and off or increases and decreases in intensity in a steady, repeating pattern. 2. (Electronics) A sharp, brief change in a steady signal: A sudden, short-lived variation in voltage or current, often occurring in a series. These transient waves are characteristic of digital signals or certain types of electrical interference.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The steady pulsing of the lighthouse beacon guided the ships through the fog.
  • The doctor detected a faint pulsing in the patient's wrist.
  • The oscilloscope displayed a clean pulsing of the digital clock signal.

Advanced Usage

• "to be pulsing with": To be filled with a powerful, rhythmic energy or feeling.
  • The nightclub was pulsing with music and light.
  • The city streets were pulsing with life after dark.

Variants and Related Words

• Pulse (n/v): The single beat or throb itself; to beat or throb rhythmically.
  • Noun: Check the patient's pulse. Verb: The music made the floor pulse.
• Pulsation (n): A single instance of beating or throbbing; often used interchangeably with "pulsing" but can imply a single beat.
  • Each pulsation of the heart sends blood through the arteries.
• Pulsatile (adj): Characterized by pulsation; throbbing.
  • The machine emits a pulsatile magnetic field.

Synonyms

• Beating: A regular, repeated action, like a heart or drum.
• Throbbing: A strong, often painful, rhythmic pulsation.
• Pulsation: A single beat or the action of pulsating.
• Oscillation: A regular variation between extremes, often used in physics and engineering.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Verb Forms

• Pulse through: To move through something in waves or rhythmic beats.
  • Excitement pulsed through the crowd as the band took the stage.

Noun

1. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
   • the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star