- present tense form of pulse (3rd person singular).
pulses
Example Sentences
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The first track, “Drop Dead,” begins with synth pulses and synthetic drums in a way that immediately evokes the ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
The "jobby performances" - McGinn's words - in beating Greece and Belarus hardly set the pulses racing, but Scotland got what they needed from those games.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
However, in "breather" lasers, the pulses continually change over time.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Under certain conditions, these pulses can form stable wave packets called solitons.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
That, or a really, really angry guy has started sledgehammering the wall, such is the way the music pulses.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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