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throb

DEFINITIONS OF: throb

1

v pulsate or pound with abnormal force

“my head is throbbing”
“Her heart was throbbing”
Types:
twang
twitch or throb with pain
Type of:
ache, hurt, smart
be the source of pain

v expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

Synonyms:
pulsate, pulse
beat, pulsate, quiver
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Type of:
beat, pound, thump
move rhythmically

v tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

Synonyms:
shiver, shudder, thrill
Type of:
tremble
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

n a deep pulsating type of pain

Type of:
hurting, pain
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

n an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

Synonyms:
pounding, throbbing
Type of:
beat, heartbeat, pulsation, pulse
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
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