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 [θrɒb]

vb throbs, throbbing, throbbed (intr)

1. to pulsate or beat repeatedly, esp with increased force to throb with pain

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

n

the act or an instance of throbbing, esp a rapid pulsation as of the heart a throb of pleasure

[perhaps of imitative origin]

throbbing  adj

throbbingly  adv

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 His head throbbed.

2. vibrate, pulse, resonate, pulsate, reverberate, shake, judder (informal) The engines throbbed.

noun

1. pulse, pounding, beat, thump, thumping, pulsating, palpitation The bruise on his stomach ached with a steady throb.

2. vibration, pulse, throbbing, resonance, reverberation, judder (informal), pulsation His head jerked up at the throb of the engine.

Translations

throb [θrɒb]

A. N [of heart etc] → latido m, pulso m; [of engine] → vibración f

B. VI [heart] → latir, palpitar; [engine] → vibrar; [wound, sore finger] → dar punzadas
my head was throbbing → la cabeza estaba a punto de estallarme de dolor
Berlin is throbbing with life → Berlín está rebosante de vida

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throb [ˈθrɒb]

n

[heart] → palpitation f

[engine] → vrombissement m

[pain] → élancement m

vi

(= beat) [heart, pulse] → palpiter

(= make sound) [engine] → vrombir; [music, beat] → pulser

(= hurt) [pain, wound] → causer des élancements
my head is throbbing → j'ai des élancements dans la tête
a throbbing pain → une douleur pulsatile, des élancements
to throb with pain [sb's head, ankle]
George's ankle began to throb with pain
BUT La cheville de George commença à l'élancer.

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throb

vi (engine) → klopfen, hämmern; (drums, gunfire) → dröhnen; (heart, pulse) → pochen, klopfen; (painfully: wound) → pochen, pulsieren, klopfen; (very strongly) → hämmern; (fig: with life, activity) → pulsieren (→ with vor +dat, → mit); my head was still throbbing (with pain) → ich hatte immer noch dieses Pochen im Kopf; my head is throbbing → ich habe rasende Kopfschmerzen; a street throbbing with people → eine Straße, die von Menschen wimmelt

n (of engine) → Klopfen nt, → Hämmern nt; (of drums, gunfire) → Dröhnen nt; (of heart, pulse, wound) → Klopfen nt, → Pochen nt, → Hämmern nt; the throb of life → der Pulsschlag des Lebens

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throb [θrɒb]

1. n (of heart) → palpito, battito; (of pain) → fitta; (of music) → battito; (of engine) → vibrazione f; (of drum) → rullio

2. vi (heart) → palpitare, battere forte; (wound) → pulsare; (engine) → vibrare
my head is throbbing → mi martellano le tempie
throbbing with life (fig) (town) → pullulante di vita

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throb

v throb [θrob]

1 (of the heart) to beat Her heart throbbed with excitement. klop يَخْفُق туптя tepat banke; slå klopfen πάλλομαι, χτυπώ palpitar tuksuma, lööma تپیدن tykyttää battre לִפעוֹם धड़कना udarati, kucati dobog berdenyut slá ótt og títt battere, palpitare 鼓動する (심장이) 고동치다 plakti, spurdėti trīcēt; sisties berdebar kloppen banke, dunke, slå bić, pulsować palpitar a bate учащённо биться biti lupati slå, bulta, klappa เต้นเป็นจังหวะ çarpmak, atmak (心臟)跳動 битися, пульсувати دھڑکنا sự hồi hộp, sự đập mạnh （心脏）跳动

2 to beat regularly like the heart The engine was throbbing gently. klop, murmureer يَدُق، يَنْبُض туптя pravidelně jít, klapat banke pochen χτυπάω, πάλλομαι σαν την καρδιά vibrar, palpitar põksuma ضربان داشتن jyskyttää vibrer, palpiter לִפעוֹם स्पंदित होना brujati berreg mendengung mala pulsare 震動する (율동적으로) 뛰다 stuksenti trīcēt; drebēt bergetar puffen slå med jevne slag, si dunk dunk warkotać, pulsować pulsar a pulsa, a vibra подрагивать udarjati pulsirati dunka เต้นเป็นจังหวะและแรง (เช่น การเต้นของหัวใจ) düzenli çalışmak 顫動 стукати دل کي طرح دھڑکنا đập, rung 颤动

3 to beat regularly with pain; to be very painful His head is throbbing (with pain). klop يَخْفُقُ بالألَم пулсирам škubat dunke pochen χτυπάω, βουίζω δυνατά (ώστε να προκαλώ πόνο) dar punzadas/pinchazos, ver las estrellas tuikama, lõhkuma تیر کشیدن jyskyttää élancer לַהֲלוֹם टीस उठना bolno udarati, kucati vmitől lüktet berdenyut-denyut vera að springa pulsare ずきずきする (고통으로) 지근[]거리다 tvinkčioti pulsēt berdenyut-denyut kloppen rwać, pękać latejar a zvâcni; a durea болезненно пульсировать zbadati lupati bulta, dunka ปวดตุบ ๆ zonklamak 劇痛 (біль) пронизує, проймає щось درد کي وجہ سے دھڑکن سي محسوس ہونا rung lên vì đau 剧痛

n

a regular beat the throb of the engine / her heart / her sore finger. klop نَبْض، خَفَقان، دَق туптене pravidelný chod, tepot banken; dunken das Pochen σφυγμός, παλμός, χτύπος vibración; latido, palpitación tukse, põksumine تپش syke vibration; battement; élancement פְּעִימָה धड़कन bilo, kucanje lüktetés, dobogás; berregés denyut teratur reglulegur sláttur battito, palpito, pulsazione 鼓動 고동, (율동적인) 진동 tvinkčiojimas, stuksenimas trīsas; drebēšana; pulsācija getaran; debaran; denyutan klop pulsering, banking, dunking pulsowanie, warkot vibração pulsaţie; bătaie; zvâcnire биение; пульсация pravidelný chod / tep udarjanje, zbadanje pulsiranje bankande, bultande, dunkande การเต้นเป็นจังหวะ vuruş 震動，顫動 стукіт; биття دھڑکن sự đập, sự rung 震动，颤动

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throb → يَخفِق pulzovat dunke pochen πάλλω latir con fuerza tykyttää palpiter jako kucati pulsare 動悸を打つ 두근거리다 kloppen pulsere mocno bić palpitar биение banka เต้นเป็นจังหวะ zonklamak đập mạnh 悸动