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Meaning of pulse

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pulse

Pronunciation:/pʊls//pʌls//pʌls/

noun

Definitions

  1. A normally regular beat felt when arteries are depressed, caused by the pumping action of the heart.

  2. A beat or throb.

  3. The beat or tactus of a piece of music.

  4. An autosoliton

pulse

Pronunciation:/pʊls//pʌls//pʌls/

verb

Definitions

  1. To beat, to throb, to flash.

    Example: In the dead of night, all was still but the pulsing light.

  2. To flow, particularly of blood.

    Example: Hot blood pulses through my veins.

  3. To emit in discrete quantities.

  4. To operate a blender in short bursts, to break down ingredients without liquidizing them.

pulse

Pronunciation:/pʊls//pʌls//pʌls/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any annual legume yielding from 1 to 12 grains or seeds within a pod, and used as food for humans or animals, especially in the mature, dry condition.