throb
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English throbben; possibly of imitative origin.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editthrob (third-person singular simple present throbs, present participle throbbing, simple past and past participle throbbed)
- (intransitive) To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
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- (intransitive) To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm. (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- (intransitive, of a body part) To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.
- I have a throbbing headache.
- (figurative, with "with") To exhibit an attitude, trait, or affect powerfully and profoundly.
- 1977 April 23, Arlene Silva, “Suzanne Fox's Silent Stories”, in Gay Community News, page 10:
- Having been married and divorced, Suzanne throbs with attitudes of strength, liberation and equality.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editto pound or beat rapidly or violently
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to vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm
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Noun
editthrob (plural throbs)
- A beating, vibration or palpitation.
- 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
- 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
Derived terms
editTranslations
editbeating, vibration or palpitation
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