Definition of throb
throbbed
;throbbing
intransitive verb
1 : to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
2 : to beat or vibrate rhythmically
throbber
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Examples of throb in a Sentence
Her finger throbbed with pain.
The music throbs with a Caribbean beat.
drums throbbing in the distance
Recent Examples of throb from the Web
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Adrenaline throbbing through my veins made the steep slope an easy climb.
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Their programming would tell them that the average diner doesn’t want his mouth to throb after each bite.
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His head throbbing, Mancheno stumbled out of the car.
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Baritone Gregorio González — a former member of the LJS&C — cleanly sang Neruda’s texts with throbbing passion and heartbreaking regret.
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Eyes glassy, vocal chords throbbing, expressing their joy.
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A total of 98,000 fans at Tuscany's positively throbbing Mugello circuit were left ecstatic with the Italian rider's win.
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Rather than having her vital, throbbing poems eviscerated by an editor, Dickinson begins to withdraw.
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The young heart throb plays new recruit Matt Brody, a disgraced Olympian.
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Origin and Etymology of throb
Middle English throbben
Examples of throb in a Sentence
the throb of the drums
The pain has changed to a dull throb.
Recent Examples of throb from the Web
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If casting shadows over the neighbor’s house doesn’t suffice to intimidate, add the potent baritone throb of a big Hemi V-8 engine.
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After his wife’s disclosure, he was struck by sudden shame, dull throbs in his throat, sunbursts of confused pain stirred around by the vague teachings of his childhood faith.
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First Known Use of throb
1579
THROB Defined for English Language Learners
throb
playDefinition of throb for English Language Learners
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: to feel a pain that starts and stops quickly and repeatedly
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: to beat with a strong, steady rhythm
throb
Definition of throb for English Language Learners
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: a strong, steady beat
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: pain that starts and stops quickly and repeatedly
THROB Defined for Kids
Definition of throb for Students
throbbed
;throbbing
1 : to feel repeated pangs of pain My head is throbbing.
2 : to beat hard or fast Our hearts throbbed from fright.
3 : to beat or rotate in a normal way The motor throbbed quietly.
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of throb
throbbed
;throbbing
: to pulsate or pound especially with abnormal force or rapidity a finger throbbing from an infected cut
throb
Medical Definition of throb
: a single pulse of a pulsating movement or sensation a sudden throb of pain
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