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throbbed

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throb

[throb] ,verb, throbbed, throb·bing, noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
2.
to feel or exhibit emotion: He throbbed at the happy thought.
3.
to pulsate; vibrate: The cello throbbed.
noun
4.
the act of throbbing.
5.
a violent beat or pulsation, as of the heart.
6.
any pulsation or vibration: the throb of engines.

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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English *throbben, implied in present participle throbbant throbbing < ?

throb·ber, noun
throb·bing·ly, adverb
out·throb, verb (used with object), -throbbed, -throb·bing.
un·throb·bing, adjective


3. See pulsate.

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Word Origin & History

throb
mid-14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps meant to represent in sound the pulsation of arteries and veins or the heart. The noun is first attested 1570s.
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Medical Dictionary

throb (thrŏb)
v. throbbed, throb·bing, throbs
To beat rapidly or perceptibly, such as occurs in the heart or a constricted blood vessel. n.
A strong or rapid beat; a pulsation.

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