Thesaurus results for THROBBED

throbbed

verb

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 My knee throbbed from hitting the rocks and the questions filled my head. — Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026 There have been plenty of times when my feet throbbed after hours of sightseeing. — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026 My calves and thighs often throbbed, my waist ached and my knees swelled. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026 Her hand and arm cramped, her shoulder ached, and her knee throbbed, all while the rain soaked through their clothes. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026 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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The roar of the engines vibrated through the fuselage, rattling bones and teeth, while supply crates shifted and groaned with every lurch.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
And the universal consciousness of light that vibrated at my frequency is what saved me.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of vibrated

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In September, the company deployed a new 50 MW pulsed-power subsystem, a five-fold increase in power capability built on its MEGA platform.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
High-energy dance music pulsed from huge speakers around the field as the Manchester City players warmed up before a session at the Etihad Campus.

— Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulsed

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Prosecutors said Pike cut Slemmer with a box cutter and beat her with a large chunk of asphalt.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
In terms of total latency between 4K60 and 1080p120, the Roku Pro Series beats the U6SF Pro by a fifth of a millisecond, earning our latest PCMag Lab Award for lowest input lag.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of beat

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Even in the dusty, mundane space of the cabinet, the stock-still object pulsated with wild energy.

— Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026
Inside the building, the rhythm of an African drumbeat pulsated a few rows of the upper deck, the fans there draped by the flag of Ghana.

— Sam McDowell Updated July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026

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