throbbing

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	throbbing - an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" pounding, throb 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"
	2.	throbbing - a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines" sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Adj.	1.	throbbing - pounding or beating strongly or violently; "a throbbing pain"; "the throbbing engine of the boat" rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"