throb

throb  (thrb)

intr.v. throbbed, throb·bing, throbs

1. To beat rapidly or violently, as the heart; pound.

2. To vibrate, pulsate, or sound with a steady pronounced rhythm: boat engines throbbing.

n.

The act of throbbing; a beating, palpitation, or vibration.

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[Middle English throbben, of imitative origin.]

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throbbing·ly adv.

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throb

Verb

[throbbing, throbbed]

1. to pulsate or beat repeatedly, esp. with abnormally strong force: her eardrums were throbbing with pain

2. (of engines, drums, etc.) to have a strong rhythmic vibration or beat

Noun

the act or sensation of throbbing: he felt a throb of fear, the throb of the engines [imitative]

throbbing adjn

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	throb - a deep pulsating type of pain hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
	2.	throb - an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" throbbing, pounding heartbeat, beat, pulse, pulsation - the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
Verb	1.	throb - pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing" hurt, smart, ache - be the source of pain twang - twitch or throb with pain
	2.	throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" pulsate, pulse pulsate, quiver, beat - move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" thump, beat, pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
	3.	throb - tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement shiver, shudder, thrill tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"

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throb

verb 1. pulsate, pound, beat, pulse, thump, palpitate

verb 2. vibrate, pulse, resonate, pulsate, reverberate, shake, judder (informal)

noun 3. pulse, pounding, beat, thump, thumping, pulsating, palpitation

noun 4. vibration, pulse, throbbing, resonance, reverberation, judder (informal) pulsation

Translations

throb [θrɔb] n [of heart] → latido; [of engine] → vibración f

vi → latir; vibrar;

(with pain) → dar punzadas;

my head is throbbing → la cabeza me da punzadas

throb [θrɔb] n [of heart] → pulsation f [of engine]; vibration f [of pain]; élancement m

vi [heart] → palpiter; [engine] → vibrer; [pain] → lanciner; [wound] → causer des élancements;

my head is throbbing → j'ai des élancements dans la tête

throb [θrɔb] n [of heart] → Klopfen nt;

(pain) → Pochen nt [of engine] → Dröhnen nt

vi [heart] → klopfen;

(pain) → pochen; [machine] → dröhnen;

my head is throbbing → ich habe rasende Kopfschmerzen

throb [θrɔb] n [of heart] → battito; [of engine] → vibrazione f [of pain] → fitta

vi [heart] → palpitare; [engine] → vibrare;

(with pain) → pulsare;

my head is throbbing → mi martellano le tempie

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throb

v throb [θrob]

1 (of the heart) to beat Her heart throbbed with excitement.klopيَخْفُقтуптяtepatbanke; slåklopfenπάλλομαι, χτυπώpalpitartuksuma, löömaتپیدنtykyttääbattreלִפעוֹםधड़कनाudarati, kucatidobogberdenyutslá ótt og títtbattere, palpitare鼓動する(심장이) 고동치다plakti, spurdėtitrīcēt; sistiesberdebarkloppenbanke, dunke, slåbić, pulsowaćpalpitara bateучащённо битьсяbitilupatislå, bulta, klappaเต้นเป็นจังหวะçarpmak, atmak(心臟)跳動битися, пульсуватиدھڑکناsự hồi hộp, sự đập mạnh（心脏）跳动

2 to beat regularly like the heart The engine was throbbing gently.klop, murmureerيَدُق، يَنْبُضтуптяpravidelně jít, klapatbankepochenχτυπάω, πάλλομαι σαν την καρδιάvibrar, palpitarpõksumaضربان داشتنjyskyttäävibrer, palpiterלִפעוֹםस्पंदित होनाbrujatiberregmendengungmalapulsare震動する(율동적으로) 뛰다stuksentitrīcēt; drebētbergetarpuffenslå med jevne slag, si dunk dunkwarkotać, pulsowaćpulsara pulsa, a vibraподрагиватьudarjatipulsiratidunkaเต้นเป็นจังหวะและแรง (เช่น การเต้นของหัวใจ)düzenli çalışmak顫動стукатиدل کي طرح دھڑکناđập, rung颤动

3 to beat regularly with pain; to be very painful His head is throbbing (with pain).klopيَخْفُقُ بالألَمпулсирамškubatdunkepochenχτυπάω, βουίζω δυνατά (ώστε να προκαλώ πόνο)dar punzadas/pinchazos, ver las estrellastuikama, lõhkumaتیر کشیدنjyskyttääélancerלַהֲלוֹםटीस उठनाbolno udarati, kucativmitől lüktetberdenyut-denyutvera að springapulsareずきずきする(고통으로) 지근[]거리다tvinkčiotipulsētberdenyut-denyutkloppenrwać, pękaćlatejara zvâcni; a dureaболезненно пульсироватьzbadatilupatibulta, dunkaปวดตุบ ๆzonklamak劇痛(біль) пронизує, проймає щосьدرد کي وجہ سے دھڑکن سي محسوس ہوناrung lên vì đau剧痛

n

a regular beat the throb of the engine / her heart / her sore finger.klopنَبْض، خَفَقان، دَقтуптенеpravidelný chod, tepotbanken; dunkendas Pochenσφυγμός, παλμός, χτύποςvibración; latido, palpitacióntukse, põksumineتپشsykevibration; battement; élancementפְּעִימָהधड़कनbilo, kucanjelüktetés, dobogás; berregésdenyut teraturreglulegur slátturbattito, palpito, pulsazione鼓動고동, (율동적인) 진동tvinkčiojimas, stuksenimastrīsas; drebēšana; pulsācijagetaran; debaran; denyutankloppulsering, banking, dunkingpulsowanie, warkotvibraçãopulsaţie; bătaie; zvâcnireбиение; пульсацияpravidelný chod / tepudarjanje, zbadanjepulsiranjebankande, bultande, dunkandeการเต้นเป็นจังหวะvuruş震動，顫動стукіт; биттяدھڑکنsự đập, sự rung震动，颤动