Pulse

/pʌls/

Synonyms for "pulse" (201 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Noun(11 words)

beat heartbeat impulse pulsation aflicker beans beatsbrief burstburst control coursing

Adjective(1 words)

abrupt spike

accent algae alternate arrhythmia arsis autophytebar beatbe here againbean beat beating bicker bout brackenbrown algaecadence circle circuit climbercome again

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come and gocome aroundcome roundcome round againcome up againconferva confervoid course creeper

Strong matches (60)

cycle dance diastole diatom downbeat drum drummingecho pulsefern flap flick flicker flip flit flitter flop flutterfruits and vegetablesfucus fungus

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go pitapatgrapevinegreen algaegulfweed gutter hammering heartbeat heartthrob herb heterophyte intermit ivy kelp legume lentil liana lichen liverwort mold moss mould moulder mouldy mushroom offbeat oscillate palpitate

Noun(13 words)

dal driveedible seedflareheart rateheartbeats ictus impulsing jarring joltskeep alivelegume modulate

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Verb(7 words)

palpitated palpitates pulsate pulsated pulsates throb throbbed

palpitating palpitation pant parasiteparasitic plantpea perthophyte phytoplankton pitapatpitter patterpitter-patterplanktonic algaeplant familiespound pounding puffball pulsate pulsating pulsation pulsing

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rat-a-tatrataplan reappear recurred algaereoccur repeat resonate return reverberating reverberation revolution revolve rhythm rockweedroll aroundrotate rotation round rust saprophyte sargasso sargassumsea lentilsea mosssea wrackseaweed series slat smut spell splutter sputter staccato stroke succulent systole tempo thesis throb throbbing thrumming thumping tick ticktock toadstooltrigger pulseturn undulate upbeat vetch vibrate vibrating vibration vine wave waver wheelwheel aroundwort wrack

Noun(12 words)

peas pula pulsatepulse ratepulsing regulatesignal burstsignals swing throb throbs twitch

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More general

25 entries

agricultural productbeatbiological rhythmcardiovascular processcontrol actioncreate crop displace legume make moveperiodic eventphysiological actionphysiological phenomenonpound produce

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More specific

12 entries

carotid pulsechickpeaelectrical pulselaser pulselentiloptical pulsepea pulsatepulsed heatingpulsed powerradial pulsethrob

Collocations

8 entries

electrical pulselaser pulsepulse oximeterpulse ratepulse trainpulse widthpulsed laserradial pulse

Inflections

3 entries

pulsed pulses pulsing

Derivations

7 entries

pulsate pulsatile pulsation pulsatorily pulsatory pulsed pulsing

similar

3 entries

beat pulsate quiver

Sample sentences

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You have a regular pulse.

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The doctor felt his pulse.

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The doctor felt my pulse.

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The doctor thought the patient's pulse was rather rapid.

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