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1throb

intransitive verb \ˈthräb\
throbbedthrob·bing

Definition of THROB

1
: to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
2
: to beat or vibrate rhythmically
— throb·ber noun

Examples of THROB

  1. Her finger throbbed with pain.
  2. The music throbs with a Caribbean beat.
  3. drums throbbing in the distance

Origin of THROB

Middle English throbben
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to THROB

Synonyms
beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulse, pulsate

Rhymes with THROB

Ab, blob, bob, cob, daub, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, knob, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, yob

2throb

noun

Definition of THROB

: beat, pulse
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Examples of THROB

  1. the throb of the drums
  2. The pain has changed to a dull throb.

First Known Use of THROB

1579

Related to THROB

Synonyms
beat, beating, palpitation, pulse, pulsation

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