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throb

5 definitions • 5 examples

1

to produce a strong, regular beat:

Examples:

The sound hits you like a wave and the bass throbs.

2

If a part of your body throbs, you feel pain in it in a series of regular beats:

Examples:

His head throbbed, and his body ached.

3

a strong, regular beat:

Examples:

the throb of the engine

4

pain that is felt as a series of regular beats:

Examples:

Tablets had faded his headache to a dull throb.

5

to produce a regular, forceful beat:

Examples:

His head throbbed with pain.

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