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throb

  [throb] ,verb, throbbed, throb⋅bing, noun
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–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.
Origin:
1325–75; ME *throbben, implied in prp. throbbant throbbing < ?

Related forms:
throbber, noun
throb⋅bing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
3. See pulsate.
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throb   (thrŏb)   
intr.v.   throbbed, throb·bing, throbs

  1. To beat rapidly or violently, as the heart; pound.

  2. To vibrate, pulsate, or sound with a steady pronounced rhythm: boat engines throbbing.

n.  The act of throbbing; a beating, palpitation, or vibration.

[Middle English throbben, of imitative origin.]
throb'bing·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

throb  (v.)
1362 (implied in throbbing), of uncertain origin, perhaps meant to represent in sound the pulsation of arteries and veins or the heart. The noun is first attested 1579.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2throb
Function: noun
: a single pulse of a pulsating movement or sensation throb of pain>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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