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as in pulse

a rhythmic expanding and contracting I seemed to feel anew the pain of her death with each throb of my heart

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verb

ˈthräb

as in to pulse

to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner the car's stereo speakers throbbing with the song's bass line

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Noun

The song may be six minutes long, but the circuitous lope of his acoustic-guitar strum and low throb of his warbling feel eternal, like the type of tune Sisyphus might have hummed to keep himself company. —

Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 So the production is impeccable, getting the period details right and exact, down to the last slap-bass throb, while also sounding fresh and up to date. —

Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025

Verb

My boredom typically spurs feelings of frustration, guilt, shame—and long nutritionless spells of goggling, slack-jawed, at celebrity news on my phone while the world throbs around me. —

Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026 And yet, as dynasties could emerge across a number of divisions in boys hockey this postseason, none should diminish what will be yet another heart-throbbing three weeks. —

Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for throb

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And franchises in the early stages of a retool — like the Dolphins — have even more incentive to do that, as long as the young players show both a pulse and promise in training camp and preseason.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
That is where the PL-16’s reported dual-pulse or variable-thrust rocket motor matters.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026