throb
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/θrɑːb/
🇬🇧
/θrɒb/
intransitive verb
R
to pulsate with a strong, regular rhythm, often causing pain
After the accident, my head throbbed with pain.
R
to make a strong, regular sound or beat
The music made the walls throb with the bass.
noun
R
a strong, regular pulsation, often felt as pain
The throbbing in her leg made it hard to sleep.
R
a strong, regular beat or vibration
The throbbing of the drums echoed through the room.
translation
to pulsate with a strong, regular rhythm, often causing pain; to make a strong, regular sound or beat
a strong, regular pulsation, often felt as pain; a strong, regular beat or vibration
Word Forms
Past
throbbed
Progressive
throbbing
3rd Present
throbs
Plural
throbs
Perfect
throbbed