Meaning

(intransitive) To pound or beat rapidly or violently..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
2. (intransitive, of a body part) To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.
3. (figurative, with "with") To exhibit an attitude, trait, or affect powerfully and profoundly.
4. A beating, vibration or palpitation.

Example Sentences

Her heart began to throb faster as the moment approached.

I have a throbbing headache.

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.

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.

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

Word Forms

• throbs
• throbbing
• throbbed

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When Should You Use Throb?

Use throb when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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