throb
pronunciation
How to pronounce throb in British English:
UK [θrɒb]
How to pronounce throb in American English:
US [θrɑb]
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- Noun:
- a deep pulsating type of pain
- an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
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- Verb:
- pulsate or pound with abnormal force
- expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
- tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
Word Origin
- throb (v.)
- late 14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps meant to represent in sound the pulsation of arteries and veins or the heart. Related: Throbbed; throbbing. The noun is first attested 1570s.
Example
- 1. They throb with humiliated awareness when your mother touches them .
- 2. A shrill voice pierces the dull throb of the baseline .
- 3. And wishing on stars , just makes your heart throb .
- 4. A new thrill and a new throb of the same life is being felt .
- 5. He felt the vein throb in his temple where thomas had hit him .