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heart⋅throb

[hahrt-throb]
–noun
1. a rapid beat or pulsation of the heart.
2. a passionate or sentimental emotion.
3. sweetheart.

Origin:
1840–50; heart + throb
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heart·throb   (härt'thrŏb')   
n.  
  1. A pulsation of the heart; a heartbeat.

    1. Sentimental or tender emotion.

    2. Infatuation.

    3. A sweetheart.

    4. The object of one's infatuation.

    1. A sweetheart.

    2. The object of one's infatuation.

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