throbbed; throbbing
1
: to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
2
: to beat or vibrate rhythmically
throbber
noun
Examples of throb in a Sentence
Verb
Her finger throbbed with pain.
The music throbs with a Caribbean beat.
drums throbbing in the distance
Noun
the throb of the drums
The pain has changed to a dull throb.
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Verb
My toothache throbbed all the way down my neck as my cab passed shop windows filled with fresh pasta the color of spring hay, icebergs of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and ladies forming tiny tortellini around their fingertips, before dropping me off at an anonymous building in the centro storico.
—Noun
Against my temple, the feed from her tracker throbs like a second pulse.
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“Throb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throb. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
Medical Definition
throb
1 of 2 intransitive verb
throbbed; throbbing
: to pulsate or pound especially with abnormal force or rapidity
a finger throbbing from an infected cut
throb
2 of 2 noun
: a single pulse of a pulsating movement or sensation
a sudden throb of pain
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