pulse

I UK [pʌls] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "pulse":
singular pulse plural pulses
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1)

a) [usually singular] medical the regular movement of blood as the heart pumps it round the body

She felt his wrist, checking for a pulse.

b) the rate of someone's pulse, especially the number of movements that you can feel in a minute

I had a pulse of 75.

take someone's pulse:

The nurse took my pulse.

2) an amount of physical energy, for example electricity, light, or sound, that something produces for a short time

a star that emits regular pulses of radio waves

3) mainly literary a sudden strong feeling that affects you for a short time

pulse of:

a pulse of desire

4) a strong regular beat in music

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get/set someone's pulse(s) racing= quicken someone's pulse(s) — to make someone feel excited

This new young actor is setting women's pulses racing in cinemas everywhere.

- have your finger on the pulse

II UK [pʌls] / US verb [intransitive]
Word forms "pulse":
present tense I/you/we/they pulse he/she/it pulses present participle pulsing past tense pulsed past participle pulsed

1)

a) to move with a strong regular movement

A muscle began to pulse in his jaw.

b) to have a strong regular beat

Reggae music pulsed from the speakers.

2) to fill a person or place with a quality or strong emotion

pulse with:

a city pulsing with life