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Pulsate vs Throbbing - What's the difference?

pulsate | throbbing |

As verbs the difference between pulsate and throbbing

is that pulsate is to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat while throbbing is .

As an adjective throbbing is

beating or pounding strongly.

As a noun throbbing is

that which throbs.

pulsate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat
  • to quiver, vibrate, thrill
  • to produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity

    • Derived terms

    {{der3, pulsatile , pulsation , pulsator , pulsatory}}

    Related terms

    * pulsar

    throbbing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • beating or pounding strongly
    • I have a throbbing headache.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which throbs.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 18, author=Jeff Hull, title=The Noises of Nature, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Krause’s “niche hypothesis” may seem more plausible after you’ve listened to his recordings of dense tropical jungles, polyphonous soundscapes packed with whistles and whinnies, whoops, hoots and howls, deep bass throbbings and shrieking buzzes. }}