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throbbing

[ throb-ing ]

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adjective

beating or pulsing rapidly or forcefully, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement:
One may use a sweet, patient tone and words, but the throbbing vein in the temple betrays one’s anger.
feeling or exhibiting strong emotion or passion:
As he spoke to the students crashing the climate convention, he was clearly thrilled to be there in that throbbing mass of youthful exuberance.
pulsating or vibrating regularly:
The throbbing sound was now at full volume, and it was indeed drums—deep, heavy goatskin drums.
being or feeling pain that occurs in rhythmic waves or bursts:
A sinus infection often results in a throbbing headache.
He pounded on the closed door, but with no effect apart from a throbbing fist.
full of or characterized by lively energy:
This throbbing metropolis is also the world capital of salsa.

the act of beating fast or forcefully, pulsating or vibrating, or occurring in rhythmic waves:
The pain in his shoulder had subsided to a dull throbbing.
Astronomers have measured the throbbing of a sun-like star 24 light-years away.
the act or fact of feeling or exhibiting strong emotion or passion:
The throbbing of my rage was so powerful that the ground trembled.
lively energy:
Feel the throbbing of the world’s cultures at the annual international festival this weekend!

First recorded in 1400–50; throb ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective senses; throb ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun senses

As my injured leg improves, my left leg starts aching, then throbbing, near my hip.

“The room would just be throbbing,” actress Anjelica Huston recalled to NPR.

Usually I am completely unaware of my eyeballs, and yet right now, they are throbbing?

Historically, migraines were labeled a hysterical female condition, characterized by throbbing, one-sided, nauseating pain.

When my feet land on the soft-carpeted floor, my hand starts throbbing.

The Seneschal leaned back, and was concerned to feel his pulses throbbing a shade too quickly.

He marched to meet it with the throbbing pulses of a soldier rushing to victory or a saint to martyrdom.

With his face thrust into the cold night air Tom felt the blood go throbbing in his temples.

He felt inclined to believe it, but while it soothed his torn and throbbing pride, it by no means lessened his apprehension.

No sob, no sigh, forced its way from her heart, throbbing as though it would burst.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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