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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024throb /θrɑb/USA pronunciation v., throbbed, throb•bing, n. v. [no object] - Physiologyto beat with increased force or speed, as the heart does when one feels emotion.
- to vibrate, as a sound:The music from their party throbbed through the apartment building.
n. [countable] - Physiologya violent beat, as of the heart.
- any strong, pulsing, or vibrating sound.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024throb (throb),USA pronunciation v., throbbed, throb•bing, n.
v.i. - Physiologyto beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement;
palpitate. - to feel or exhibit emotion:He throbbed at the happy thought.
- to pulsate;
vibrate:The cello throbbed.
n. - the act of throbbing.
- Physiologya violent beat or pulsation, as of the heart.
- any pulsation or vibration:the throb of engines.
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- Middle English *throbben, implied in present participle throbbant throbbing 1325–75
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See pulsate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: throb /θrɒb/ vb (throbs, throbbing, throbbed)(intransitive)- to pulsate or beat repeatedly, esp with increased force
- (of engines, drums, etc) to have a strong rhythmic vibration or beat
n - the act or an instance of throbbing, esp a rapid pulsation as of the heart: a throb of pleasure
Etymology: 14th Century: perhaps of imitative origin |