pulsate

Example Sentences

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Stars like cepheids, which pulsate, getting bigger and smaller, brighter and dimmer.

From Scientific American • Jun. 22, 2023

Death is in the air; after one dancer collapses, another starts to sway and quiver, holding her hands, fingers splayed, in front of her face and chest as they pulsate in and out.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars, so named because they appear to pulsate when viewed from Earth.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2021

The burning question is: is the universe more like a giant ever-enlarging blimp, or does it pulsate, does it expand and contract?

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood