I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ fast , racing , rapid
▪ slow
▪ steady
▪ strong
▪ faint , weak
VERB + PULSE
▪ check , feel , take
▪
Last time I took my ~, it was a little fast.
▪ check for , feel for
▪
She reached in through the driver's broken window and checked for a ~.
▪ find
▪ have
▪
The doctor felt to see if he had a ~.
▪ quicken
▪
There was little to quicken the ~ in his dull routine.
PULSE + VERB
▪ beat
▪ quicken , race
▪
She felt her ~ quicken as she recognized the voice.
▪ slow
PULSE + NOUN
▪ rate
▪
My at-rest ~ rate is usually about 80 beats per minute.
II.
verb
Pulse is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ blood , ↑ vein