v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Pulsated p. pr. & vb. n. Pulsating. ] [ L. pulsatus, p. p. of pulsare to beat, strike, v. intens. fr. pellere to beat, strike, drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Pulse, v. ] To throb, as a pulse; to beat, as the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]
The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate long after it is taken from the body. E. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]