throb

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: throbbingpoundingpulsatepulseshuddershiverthrill

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a deep pulsating type of pain
  2. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)“he felt a throbbing in his head”Synonyms: throbbingpounding

Verb (3)

  1. pulsate or pound with abnormal force“my head is throbbing”“Her heart was throbbing”
  2. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically“The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it”Synonyms: pulsatepulse
  3. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitementSynonyms: shuddershiverthrill
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

My heart Throbs to know one thing. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Here may his head lie on my throbbing breast. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Throb \Throb\, n. A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation: [1913 Webster]

The impatient throbs and longings of a soul That pants and reaches after distant good. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

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