pulsate

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This makes the booster appear to slowly pulsate; it gets brighter and dimmer on a regular cycle as it tumbles.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2023

The flute solo made the hall pulsate with a full life of its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Solar flares come from sunspots, or bruiselike discolorations on the surface of the sun that pulsate with energy.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

Come 8 September, Paris will pulsate to the prospect of hosts France taking on three-time champions New Zealand in the tournament's opening match.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2022

Cepheid stars pulsate, getting brighter and dimmer in a very predictable way; the way they pulsate is closely related to how much light they put out.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife