▪ I. ˈpulsing, vbl. n.
[f. pulse v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. pulse: rhythmical beating, throbbing, or flowing.
| 1839 Bailey Festus xix. (1852) 281 Ceaseless as the pulsings of the blood. 1843 Carlyle Past & Pr. iii. xv, The pulsings of his own soul, if he have any soul, alone audible. 1894 Crockett Raiders 133, I could hear..the pulsing of the sea. 1945 Electronics Jan. 105/1 The method of pulsing involved frequency-modulating the transmitter {pm} 75 kc by a continuous 170-cycle tone. 1971 [see pulse v. 4]. |
▪ II. ˈpulsing, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That beats, throbs, or flows with rhythmic cadence.
| 1559 Morwyng Evonym. 359 This oyll anoynted vpon the pulsing veynes, where they appeare moste. 1664 Power Exp. Philos. i. 4 If you divide the Bee..near the necke, you shall..see the heart beat most lively, which is a white pulsing vesicle. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educ. IV. 250/2 The pulsing torrent rushes through the arteries. |