throb

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a deep pulsating type of pain
    an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
  • 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 .

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