nnoun.eventan instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)Synset:pounding throb
Examples:- he felt a throbbing in his head
Derivationally Related Form:poundthrob
Hypernyms:beat heartbeat pulsation pulse
Inherited Hypernyms:throbpulseperiodic eventhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.eventa sound with a strong rhythmic beatExamples:- the throbbing of the engines
Hypernyms:sound
Inherited Hypernyms:throbbingsoundhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.perceptionpulsate or pound with abnormal forceExamples:- my head is throbbing
- Her heart was throbbing
Derivationally Related Form:throbbingthrob
Hypernyms:ache hurt smart
Inherited Hypernyms:throbachecause to be perceived
Direct Hyponyms:twang
Full Troponyms:twang
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody's (body part) ---s
vverb.motionexpand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmicallySynset:pulsate pulse throb
Examples:- The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
Derivationally Related Form:pulsethrobpulsation
Hypernyms:beat pound thump
Inherited Hypernyms:pulsatebeatmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The crowds --- in the streets (apply to: pulsate, pulse, throb) | The streets --- with crowds (apply to: pulsate, pulse, throb)
vverb.motiontremble convulsively, as from fear or excitementSynset:shiver shudder thrill throb
Derivationally Related Form:shivershudder
Hypernyms:tremble
Inherited Hypernyms:shuddertrembleshakemove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
adj satadj.allpounding or beating strongly or violentlyExamples:- a throbbing pain
- the throbbing engine of the boat
Antonyms:unrhythmical
Inherited Hypernyms:throbbing
Similar to:rhythmic rhythmical