Meaning

3 senses
  1. (intransitive)To pound or beat rapidly or violently.

    Her heart began to throb faster as the moment approached.

    klopfen, schlagen

    би́тьсяbítʹsja, стуча́тьсяstučátʹsja

  2. (intransitive)To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.

    I have a throbbing headache.

    pochen, klopfen, pulsieren

    би́тьсяbítʹsja, пульси́роватьpulʹsírovatʹ

  3. (figuratively)To exhibit an attitude, trait, or affect powerfully and profoundly.

    The bass in the song made the entire room throb with energy.

More definitions
  • pulsate or pound with abnormal force
  • expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
  • tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

Examples

22 sentences
  1. Her heart was throbbing with excitement.

    ruЕё сердце трепетало от волнения.

    deIhr Herz pochte vor Aufregung.

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  2. I have a throbbing pain here.

    ruУ меня острая боль здесь.

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  3. She pressed her hands to her throbbing temples, and tried to think.

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  4. I have a throbbing headache.

    ruУ меня пульсирующая головная боль.

    deIch habe pochende Kopfschmerzen.

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  5. My head is throbbing.

    deMir wummert der Kopf.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to pound or beat rapidly or violently:
to vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to pound or beat rapidly or violently:
to vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm:

Origin

From Middle English throbben; possibly of imitative origin. Cognate with Scots thrab (“to

From Middle English throbben; possibly of imitative origin. Cognate with Scots thrab (“to throb”). Compare also drub.

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Forms

throbs, throbbing, throbbed, throbbed
Base formthrob · to throb
3rd person singularthrobs
Present participlethrobbing
Past simplethrobbed
Past participlethrobbed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theythrob
he, she, itthrobs

Past simpleLesson

all personsthrobbed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave throbbed
he, she, ithas throbbed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill throb

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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