pulse — the regular beating of blood through your body that you can feel, for example at your wrist
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the regular beating of blood through your body that you can feel, for example at your wrist
Pronunciation (IPA): /pʌls/
Example Sentences
- My pulse quickened when I saw the pizza delivery guy.
- The music pulsed through the nightclub.
- The nurse couldn't find my pulse because I was pretending to be dead to avoid the math test.
pulse
NOUN//pʌls//
the regular beating of blood through your body that you can feel, for example at your wrist
A pulse doctor checks patient's wrist for steady rhythmic heartbeat
The pulse of life cannot help but impulse through you, making you convulse with every appulse of existence, never to repulse the rhythm within.
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'pulsus,' the past participle of 'pellere' meaning 'to drive' or 'to beat.' The word originally referred to the beating or throbbing motion, later applied specifically to the rhythmic beating of the heart felt in arteries.
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📝Examples
“My pulse quickened when I saw the pizza delivery guy.”
“The music pulsed through the nightclub.”
“The nurse couldn't find my pulse because I was pretending to be dead to avoid the math test.”
“The city seemed to pulse with life and activity.”
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