Men will always tremble at the thought of the hidden and fathomless worlds of strange life which may pulsate in the gulfs beyond the stars.
Source: tatoeba (5744071)
Pulsate
//ˈpʌl.seɪt//
Synonyms for "pulsate" (63 found)
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34 translations across 18 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- σκαρίζω verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
- σφύζω verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Armenian
2 entries- բաբախել verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
- զարկել verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Bulgarian
3 entries- вибрирам verb (to quiver, vibrate, thrill)
- пулсирам verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
- туптя verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 脈動 /脉动 verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
- （有規律地）跳動 /（有规律地）跳动 verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Czech
3 entries- oscilovat verb (to produce a recurring increase and decrease)
- pulzovat verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
- pulzovat verb (to quiver, vibrate, thrill)
Finnish
3 entries- sykkiä verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
- sykkiä verb (to produce a recurring increase and decrease)
- väristä verb (to quiver, vibrate, thrill)
German
3 entries- pulsieren verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
- pulsieren verb (to quiver, vibrate, thrill)
- pulsieren verb (to produce a recurring increase and decrease)
Irish
1 entries- frithbhuail verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Italian
1 entries- pulsare verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Polish
2 entries- pulsować verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
- tętnić verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Portuguese
1 entries- pulsar verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Romanian
1 entries- pulsa verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Russian
4 entries- би́ться verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
- вибри́ровать verb (to quiver, vibrate, thrill)
- дрожа́ть verb (to quiver, vibrate, thrill)
- пульси́ровать verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- plosg verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Spanish
1 entries- latir verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Swedish
1 entries- pulsera verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Tocharian B
1 entries- särp verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
Ukrainian
2 entries- пульсува́ти verb (to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat)
- пульсува́ти verb (to produce a recurring increase and decrease)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The hands trying to untie the knots / the ribbons speckled on the forehead / of poisonous spit, horrendous cries / he goes vibrating, making the air pulsate.
Source: tatoeba (6704863)
Delta Scuti stars pulsate in interesting ways.
Source: tatoeba (8764037)
The party pulsated with revellers.
Source: wiktionary
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