What part of speech is throb?

Throb can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. throb is a verb, present, 1st person singular of throb (infinitive).
  • 2. throb is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. throb is a noun, singular of throbs.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does throb mean?

Definitions

Verb

throb - pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
throb - tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

Noun

throb - an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"
throb - a deep pulsating type of pain

Examples of throb

#   Sentence  
1. noun I noted a throb of her pulse, and then I felt, as it were a dream, that the beautiful eyes of Ysidria opened and gazed at me but did not seem to see me.
Sentence  
noun
I noted a throb of her pulse, and then I felt, as it were a dream, that the beautiful eyes of Ysidria opened and gazed at me but did not seem to see me.

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