Synonyms for pulse
pʌlspulse

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1. pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulsenoun

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   impulsion, impulse, beat, caprice, whim, momentum, nervous impulse, neural impulse, pulsation, heart rate, pulsing, heartbeat, nerve impulse, impetus, pulse rate, urge

2. pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beatnoun

   the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

   "he could feel the beat of her heart"

   Synonyms:
   beatnik, instant, metre, meter, impulse, beat, heartbeat, flash, musical rhythm, split second, round, pulsation, heart rate, wink, rhythm, measure, pulsing, jiffy, cadence, blink of an eye, pulse rate, trice, twinkling

3. pulse, pulse rate, heart ratenoun

   the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health

   Synonyms:
   pulsing, heartbeat, pulse rate, heart rate, pulsation, beat, impulse

4. pulseverb

   edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)

   Synonyms:
   pulsation, pulse rate, impulse, pulsing, heart rate, heartbeat, beat

5. pulsate, throb, pulseverb

   expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

   "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"

   Synonyms:
   pulsate, shudder, throb, shiver, quiver, thrill, beat

6. pulse, pulsateverb

   produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses

   "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"

   Synonyms:
   beat, throb, quiver, pulsate

7. pulseverb

   drive by or as if by pulsation

   "A soft breeze pulsed the air"

   Synonyms:
   throb, pulsate

Matched Categories

1. • Beat
   • Move
   • Produce

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pulsenoun

   Synonyms:
   beating or throbbing of an artery

2. pulsenoun

   Synonyms:
   legumes, fruit of leguminous plants

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "pulse":

   pulses, legumes, legume, impetus, heartbeat, impulse, momentum, leguminosae, pulsation, pulser, leguminous, blas, press, transponder

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1. Chris Soules:

   I feel a pulse, yeah, he’s got a pulse, you guys are on the way ?

2. Wafa Hefny:

   They made a council composed of women... and when they want to do anything they consult, this group started sitting directly with the official in charge of women in the Guidance Bureau. This is present now as a link between base and summit... They are treating women now as the ones who can take the pulse of what can and cannot be done. This is an excellent step for women.

3. Carlo Ratti:

   We can analyze the pulse of the city, moment to moment, over the past decade, digital technologies have begun to blanket our cities, forming the backbone of a large, intelligent infrastructure.

4. Shah Asad Rizvi:

   As desires dance with dreams, as intentions dance with glances, as shivers dance with breaths, so does every pulse dance when movements flirt with feet

5. Josh Richards:

   We are the pulse, we will be able to leverage the millions of followers we have and tap into a new generation of potential customers.