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noun

Definition of throbnext
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 How to pronounce throb (audio)
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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Recent Examples of throb
Noun
Maybe this nonstop back-and-forth, this spiritual reverb, this throb-throb oscillation between the actual and the symbolic, the objective and the imagined, is the heartbeat of Moby-Dick. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026 Puerto Morelos Located between the dizzying throbs of Cancun and Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos has managed to cling to its fishing village charm. — Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
The piece has to throb and, well, that is not the first verb that comes to mind in director Jonathan Butterell’s production, with all due respect for the sincerity of the effort and the intermittent effectiveness of the storytelling. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026 Reid’s shooting shoulder has been throbbing for more than a month. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for throb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throb
  1. pulse
  2. beat
  3. vibrate
  4. pulsate
  5. palpitate
Noun
  • By the time paramedics had worked on her for nearly an hour before restoring a pulse, the oxygen deprivation left Willis with irreversible brain damage.
    — Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • Ronda Rousey placed it on the radar, while the likes of Valentina Shevchenko, Zhang Weili and Dakota Ditcheva keep the pulse going.
    — Leocciano Callao, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of pulse
Verb
  • Add flour mixture to butter mixture; beat on low speed until just combined.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 26 July 2026
  • Some may point to the fact that the man who beat Pogacar in 2022 and 2023, Danish racer Jonas Vingegaard, broke his collarbone in a crash in stage 15, which helped clear the way for the Slovenian to be first in Paris this year.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 26 July 2026
Definition of beat
Verb
  • Inside Lee Arena, a palpable energy vibrated through the crowd.
    — Latif Love July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The wallpaper in many of the rooms was removed due to the possibility of vibrating machinery damaging the delicate paper.
    — Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
Definition of vibrate
Verb
  • Next up is the Open Sea exhibit, where Pacific mackerel circle and meticulously illuminated jellyfish pulsate.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • A day after Argentina’s pulsating 3-1 win over Switzerland in a World Cup quarterfinal match in Kansas City, a couple of the victorious team’s fans needed to wind down.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of pulsate
Verb
  • But two sweaty and heart-palpitating afternoons at Foley Field spoke a truth about Georgia, bound for the College World Series for the first time since 2008.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
  • The finale had the impossible task of putting the monstrous show to an unquiet grave, and while some storylines seemed rushed and others completely ignored, even everyone’s least favorite season of GOT is heart palpitating.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Definition of palpitate

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