Definition of throbs Throbs
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What does throbs mean?
Part of speech
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NounPlural: throbs |
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| throb - an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" | ||
| throbbing, pounding | ||
| heartbeat, pulsation, pulse, beat an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America" | ||
| throb - a deep pulsating type of pain | ||
| hurting, pain a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" | ||
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| throb - pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing" | ||
| smart, ache, hurt have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" | ||
| twang pronounce with a nasal twang | ||
| throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" | ||
| pulsate, pulse | ||
| thump, pound, beat hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" | ||
| throb - tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement | ||
| shudder, shiver, thrill | ||
| tremble move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- throb (v. i.)
To beat, or pulsate, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate; -- said of the heart, pulse, etc. - throb (n.)
A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation:
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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throb
To shake nervously, as if from fear.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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throb
throb, v.i. to beat or palpitate, as the heart or pulse, with more than usual force:—pr.p. throb′bing; pa.t. and pa.p. throbbed.—n. a beat or strong pulsation.—adv. Throb′bingly.—adj. Throb′less. [M. E. throbben; cf. L. trepidus, trembling.]
