un-throbbing
verb (used without object)
1.
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 < ?
1325–75; Middle English *throbben, implied in present participle throbbant throbbing < ?
Related forms
throb·ber, noun
throb·bing·ly, adverb
out·throb, verb (used with object), out·throbbed, out·throb·bing.
un·throb·bing, adjective
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throb (θrɒb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , throbs, throbbing, throbbed | |
| 1. | to pulsate or beat repeatedly, esp with increased force: to throb with pain |
| 2. | (of engines, drums, etc) to have a strong rhythmic vibration or beat |
| —n | |
| 3. | the act or an instance of throbbing, esp a rapid pulsation as of the heart: a throb of pleasure |
| [C14: perhaps of imitative origin] | |
| 'throbbing | |
| —adj | |
| 'throbbingly | |
| —adv | |
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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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