pulse

(transitive, also figuratively) To emit or impel (something) in pulses or waves.

(transitive, chiefly biology, chemistry) To give to (something, especially a cell culture) an (increased) amount of a substance, such as a drug or an isotopic label, over a short time.

(transitive, cooking) To operate a food processor on (some ingredient) in short bursts, to break it up without liquidizing it.

To apply an electric current or signal that varies in strength to (something).

To manipulate (an electric current, electromagnetic wave, etc.) so that it is emitted in pulses.

(intransitive, chiefly figuratively and literary) To expand and contract repeatedly, like an artery when blood is flowing though it, or the heart; to beat, to throb, to vibrate, to pulsate.

(intransitive, figuratively) Of an activity, place, or thing: to bustle with energy and liveliness; to pulsate.