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pulses

noun

Meaning

  1. A normally regular beat felt when arteries are depressed, caused by the pumping action of the heart.
  2. A beat or throb.
  3. The beat or tactus of a piece of music.
  4. An autosoliton
  5. To beat, to throb, to flash.
  6. To flow, particularly of blood.
  7. To emit in discrete quantities.
  8. To operate a blender in short bursts, to break down ingredients without liquidizing them.
  9. Any annual legume yielding from 1 to 12 grains or seeds within a pod, and used as food for humans or animals, especially in the mature, dry condition.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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