pulsate-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Expand or contract rhythmically.

Commentary:
NOTE: may be metaphorical.

Examples:
The city pulsated with music and excitement.
The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it.

Mappings:
VerbNet: modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: pulsate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: (physics) Produce or modulate electromagnetic waves in the form of pulses.

Examples:
The star pulsates regularly.
The transmitter pulsated by an electronic tube.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3