Pulse | Mean of pulse in English Dictionary

/ˈpʌls/

• Noun
• the regular movement of blood through your body that is caused by the beating of your heart and that can be felt by touching certain parts of your body
1. This machine measures pulse rate and blood pressure.
2. a strong/weak pulse
3. My pulse quickened when I heard the exciting news. = The exciting news set my pulse racing. [=the exciting news made my heart beat faster]
4. She has a resting pulse of 60. [=when she is resting, her heart beats 60 times per minute]
5. The nurse checked/took/felt my pulse. [=measured how fast my heart was beating]
• a strong, regular beat or pattern of sounds in music
1. the strong pulse of the music
• a brief increase in an amount of electricity, light, or sound
1. light pulses = pulses of light
2. pulse waves

• the ideas, feelings, or opinions that are shared by a particular group of people
1. Her book is a good analysis of the political pulse of the nation.
• Verb
• to move with strong, regular beats
1. When he gets angry, the veins in his forehead pulse. [=throb]
2. He could feel the blood pulsing through his veins.
3. A rush of excitement pulsed through her body. [=she felt a sudden rush of excitement]
• to produce a strong, regular beat
1. Dance music pulsed from the speakers.
• to be filled with activity or a feeling
1. The city pulses with life.