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Throb

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Noun

1. throb

a deep pulsating type of pain

2. pounding, throb, throbbing

an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

Example Sentences:
'he felt a throbbing in his head'

Verb

3. throb

pulsate or pound with abnormal force

Example Sentences:
'my head is throbbing'
'Her heart was throbbing'

4. pulsate, pulse, throb

expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

Example Sentences:
'The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it'

5. shiver, shudder, thrill, throb

tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Throb

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verbWord forms: throbs, throbbing or throbbed (intransitive)
1. 
to pulsate or beat repeatedly, esp with increased force
to throb with pain
2. 
(of engines, drums, etc) to have a strong rhythmic vibration or beat
noun
3. 
the act or an instance of throbbing, esp a rapid pulsation as of the heart
a throb of pleasure

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Throb

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verb intransitiveWord forms: throbbed or ˈthrobbing
1. 
to beat, pulsate, vibrate, etc.
2. 
to beat strongly or fast; palpitate, as the heart under exertion
3. 
to feel or express emotion; quiver with excitement
noun
4. 
the act of throbbing
5. 
a beat or pulsation, esp. a strong one of the heart

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Throb

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intr.v. throbbed, throb·bing, throbs
1. To beat rapidly or violently, as the heart; pound.
2. To feel or be subjected to a pulsating pain: My toe was throbbing after I stubbed it.
3. To vibrate, pulsate, or sound with a steady pronounced rhythm: boat engines throbbing.
n.
A beating, pulsating, or vibration.

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