throbbed

past tense of throb
as in vibrated
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 throbbed The memory of them throbbed like a splinter that had never been removed. Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents. Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025 My earlier fulfillment had done a Houdini, and my hip throbbed. Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throbbed
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  • The service itself pulsed with sound with horns blaring, drums pounding and voices rising in song.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents.
    Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • Dale Ellis covers the federal courthouse beat for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, reporting on criminal and civil matters that impact Arkansans.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Michele Di Gregorio made a stunning double save and was only beaten when a Vinicius Junior shot came back off the post and Jude Bellingham reacted quicker to it than Lloyd Kelly.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Throbbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throbbed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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