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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart);
- Example: "he felt a throbbing in his head"
[syn: throb, throbbing, pounding]

2. a sound with a strong rhythmic beat;
- Example: "the throbbing of the engines"


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. pounding or beating strongly or violently;
- Example: "a throbbing pain"
- Example: "the throbbing engine of the boat"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Throb \Throb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Throbbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Throbbing.] [OE. [thorn]robben; of uncertain origin; cf.
   Russ. trepete a trembling, and E. trepidation.]
   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.
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         My heart
         Throbs to know one thing.                --Shak.
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         Here may his head lie on my throbbing breast. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

throbbing
    adj 1: pounding or beating strongly or violently; "a throbbing
           pain"; "the throbbing engine of the boat"
    n 1: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he
         felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: throb, throbbing,
         pounding]
    2: a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the
       engines"