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heartthrob Definition

heart·throb (-t̸hräb′)

noun

  1. the heartbeat
  2. Slang
    1. tender or mawkish emotion: usually used in pl.
    2. a sweetheart

heartthrob Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • date: Despite dating the pop heartthrob for over a year, the actress has ruled out moving in with him.
  • meet: The pop heartthrob met Bruce, who plays John McClane in the action series, while making his forthcoming movie ' Alpha Dog ' .
  • become: He really made his early name in the Canadian TV series '21 Jump Street ' , becoming a teen heartthrob.
  • have: It is a good thing because if a band has no heartthrobs in it then they might not sell as many records.

Adjective modifier

  • teen: He really made his early name in the Canadian TV series '21 Jump Street ' , becoming a teen heartthrob.
  • Australian: TORONTO - Australian heartthrob Heath Ledger likes to keep his life simple.
  • hunky: Heath Ledger made his name as a hunky teen heartthrob.
  • pop: Despite dating the pop heartthrob for over a year, the actress has ruled out moving in with him.
  • Irish: If he took some acting lessons, Hollywood would certainly be interested in the Irish heartthrob.
  • late: Review: This... movie props stars independent film's latest heartthrob Michael Pitt.. .

Modifies a noun

  • actor: Tyneside heartthrob actor Robson Green, former star of TV series Soldier Soldier is to shed his nice guy image.
  • singer: A wonderfully phony name - sounds like a Sixties heartthrob pop singer.
  • star: The heartthrob star, who has played secret agent 007 since 1995, revealed has he will not be renewing his license to kill.

Noun used with modifier

  • pop: She alleged they had two nights of passion together when the pop heartthrob was touring the UK.
  • movie: Movie heartthrob Clarke Gable is just one of the American GIs being stationed in Britain to help with the war effort.
  • school: Nathan was the school heartthrob and for Abby, the one that got away.
  • screen: The handsome star beat off competition from screen heartthrobs Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp to win the award from America's People magazine.