throbbed; throbbing
1
: to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
2
: to beat or vibrate rhythmically
throbber
noun
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Examples of throb in a Sentence
Verb
Her finger throbbed with pain.
The music throbs with a Caribbean beat.
drums throbbing in the distance
Noun
the throb of the drums
The pain has changed to a dull throb.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2024
The washboard-like texture provides a light massage with every step, which felt especially good on day three of my training plan when my soles were throbbing.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 13 Sep. 2024
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
The timing—the beat, the lag, the throb of the void—between stimulus and reaction.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
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Verb
But Harmony Korine’s latest marries a first-person perspective to a barrage of other visual noise on screen, including icons, pop-ups, picture-in-picture, and a chat overlay, all accompanied by a throbbing non-stop score by British producer Burial.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2024
The washboard-like texture provides a light massage with every step, which felt especially good on day three of my training plan when my soles were throbbing.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 13 Sep. 2024
Noun
The music throbs and flourishes; so does the stage, loaded up with gondolas and chandeliers, fog and fashion and fur and roller-skates.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
The timing—the beat, the lag, the throb of the void—between stimulus and reaction.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Throb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throb. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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throb
1 of 2 intransitive verb
throbbed; throbbing
: to pulsate or pound especially with abnormal force or rapidity
a finger throbbing from an infected cut
throb
2 of 2 noun
: a single pulse of a pulsating movement or sensation
a sudden throb of pain
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