Throb
verb (used without object), throbbed, throbbing.
1.
to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
2.
to feel or exhibit emotion:
He throbbed at the happy thought.
3.
to pulsate; vibrate:
The cello throbbed.
noun
4.
the act of throbbing.
5.
a violent beat or pulsation, as of the heart.
6.
any pulsation or vibration:
the throb of engines.
verb (intransitive) throbs, throbbing, throbbed
1.
to pulsate or beat repeatedly, esp with increased force: to throb with pain
2.
(of engines, drums, etc) to have a strong rhythmic vibration or beat
noun
3.
the act or an instance of throbbing, esp a rapid pulsation as of the heart: a throb of pleasure
throb (thrŏb)
v. throbbed, throb·bing, throbs
To beat rapidly or perceptibly, such as occurs in the heart or a constricted blood vessel. n.
A strong or rapid beat; a pulsation.
throb
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