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Throb means to vibrate, pulsate or beat quickly.

(verb)

An example of throb is for a wound to pound with pain.

Throb is defined as a rapid beat, pulsating or vibrating.

(noun)

An example of a throb is a pounding of the heart.

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intransitive verb throbbed, throbbing

to beat, pulsate, vibrate, etc.
to beat strongly or fast; palpitate, as the heart under exertion
to feel or express emotion; quiver with excitement

Origin: ME throbben, prob. of echoic orig.

noun

the act of throbbing
a beat or pulsation, esp. a strong one of the heart

Related Forms:

throbber noun
throbbingly adverb

See throb in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb throbbed throbbed, throb·bing, throbs

To beat rapidly or violently, as the heart; pound.
To vibrate, pulsate, or sound with a steady pronounced rhythm: boat engines throbbing.

noun

The act of throbbing; a beating, palpitation, or vibration.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English throbben

Origin: , of imitative origin

Related Forms:

throbˈbing·ly adverb

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