pul ‧ sate /pʌlˈseɪt $ ˈpʌlseɪt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of pulsare , from pulsus ; ⇨ ↑ pulse 1 ]
1 . to make sounds or movements that are strong and regular like a heart beating:
I could see the veins in his neck pulsating.
pulsating music
2 . literary to be strongly affected by a powerful emotion or feeling
pulsate with
The whole city seemed to pulsate with excitement.