throb
A beating, vibration or palpitation.
Noun
- A beating, vibration or palpitation.
- He could feel a dull throb in his head from the tension.
- My bosom was now bare, and rising in the warmest throbs, presented to his sight and feeling the firm hard swell of a pair of young breasts, such as may be imagin'd of a girl not sixteen, fresh out of the country - 1749,...
Origin
From Middle English throbben; possibly of imitative origin.
Forms
Derived
Verb
- To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
- Her heart began to throb faster as the moment approached.
- To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.
- I have a throbbing headache.
- To exhibit an attitude, trait, or affect powerfully and profoundly.
- The bass in the song made the entire room throb with energy.
- Having been married and divorced, Suzanne throbs with attitudes of strength, liberation and equality. - 1977 April 23, Arlene Silva, “Suzanne Fox's Silent Stories”, in Gay Community News, page 10:
- This is a country where nightclubs in Thimbu, the capital, throb with techno music, but where smoking is illegal and television did not arrive until 1999. - 2008 March 21, Tim Sullivan, “Bhutanese reluctantly stepping...