English-Thai Dictionary

pulsate

VI เต้น เป็นจังหวะ  vibrate quiver ten-pen-jang-wa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PULSATE

v.i.[L. pulsatus, pulso, to beat, from the root of pello, to drive. ] To beat or throb. The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate long after it is taken from the body.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PULSATE

Pul "sate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pulsated; p. pr. & vb. n. Pulsating.]Etym: [L. pulsatus, p. p. of pulsare to beat, strike, v. intens. fr. pellere to beat, strike, drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Pulse, v.]

 

Defn: To throb, as a pulse; to beat, as the heart. The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate long after it is taken from the body. E. Darwin.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pulsate

pul sate |ˈpəlˌsāt ˈpəlˌseɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] expand and contract with strong regular movements: blood vessels throb and pulsate. • (often as adj. pulsating ) produce a regular throbbing sensation or sound: a pulsating headache. • (usu. as adj. pulsating ) be very exciting: victory in a pulsating semifinal. DERIVATIVES pul sa tion |ˌpəlˈsāSHən |noun, pul sa tor |-ˌsātər |noun, pul sa to ry |-səˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin pulsat- ‘throbbed, pulsed, ’ from the verb pulsare, frequentative of pellere ‘to drive, beat. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

pulsate

pulsate |pʌlˈseɪt, ˈpʌlseɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] expand and contract with strong regular movements: blood vessels throb and pulsate. • (often as adj. pulsating ) produce a regular throbbing sensation or sound: dance the night away in one of the pulsating discos. • (usu. as adj. pulsating ) be very exciting: victory in a pulsating semi-final. DERIVATIVES pulsation |-ˈseɪʃ (ə )n |noun, pulsator |-ˈseɪtə |noun, pulsatory |ˈpʌlsət (ə )ri |adjective ORIGIN late 18th cent. (earlier (Middle English ) as pulsation ): from Latin pulsat- ‘throbbed, pulsed ’, from the verb pulsare, frequentative of pellere ‘to drive, beat ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pulsate

pulsate verb the alien pods continued to pulsate, as if at any moment writhing creatures would emerge: palpitate, pulse, throb, pump, undulate, surge, heave, rise and fall; beat, thump, drum, thrum; flutter, quiver.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pulsate

pulsate verb the flesh of the clam pulsates gently as water is pumped through it: palpitate, pulse, throb, vibrate, pump, undulate, surge, heave, rise and fall, ebb and flow; beat, pound, thud, thump, hammer, drum, thrum, oscillate, reverberate; tick, flutter, pitter-patter, go pit-a-pat, quiver; rare quop.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pulsate

pul sate /pʌ́lseɪt |--́ /動詞 自動詞 1 脈打つ, 鼓動する ; 振動する .2 ｟かたく 文 ｠ «…で [に ]» どきどき [はらはら ]する «with » .3 いきいきしている .