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    pulse
    /pʌls/

    noun

    • 1. a rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically as felt in the wrists or neck: "the doctor found a faint pulse" Similar heartbeatpulsationpulsingthrob
    • 2. a single vibration or short burst of sound, electric current, light, or other wave: "a pulse of gamma rays" Similar burstblastspurteruption

    verb

    • 1. throb rhythmically; pulsate: "a knot of muscles at the side of his jaw pulsed"
    • 2. modulate (a wave or beam) so that it becomes a series of pulses: "the current was pulsed"

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