Thesaurus: throb

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1. 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.
2. n. A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation:
3. n. a deep pulsating type of pain
4. n. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
5. v. pulsate or pound with abnormal force
6. v. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
7. v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
8. 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. My heart Throbs to know one thing. Shak. Here may his head lie on my throbbing breast. Shak. A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation: The IMPATIENT throbs and longings of a soul That pants and reaches after distant good. Addison.
9. To beat, or pulsate, with more than usual force or rapidity; tobeat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate; -- said of the heart,pulse, etc.My heart Throbs to know one thing. Shak.Here may his head lie on my throbbing breast. Shak.
10. n:26/v:74 n. a deep pulsating type of pain n. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) v. pulsate or pound with abnormal force