Search results
- Dictionarythrobbing/ˈθrɒbɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. beating with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsating: "throbbing dance music"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
a strong, regular beat: The propeller noise changed from the normal dull throbbing to a rapidly ascending whine. He was grateful to get away from the incessant throbbing of the jackhammers. pain felt in a series of regular beats: The throbbing in his head made him throw up.
Throbbing definition: beating or pulsing rapidly or forcefully, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement. See examples of THROBBING used in a sentence.
1. : to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity. 2. : to beat or vibrate rhythmically. throbber noun. 2 of 2. noun. : beat, pulse. Synonyms. Verb. beat. palpitate. pit-a-pat. pitter-patter. pulsate. pulse. Noun. beating. palpitation. pulsation. pulse. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of throb in a Sentence.
a strong, regular beat: The propeller noise changed from the normal dull throbbing to a rapidly ascending whine. He was grateful to get away from the incessant throbbing of the jackhammers. pain felt in a series of regular beats: The throbbing in his head made him throw up.
1. To beat rapidly or violently, as the heart; pound. 2. To feel or be subjected to a pulsating pain: My toe was throbbing after I stubbed it. 3. To vibrate, pulsate, or sound with a steady pronounced rhythm: boat engines throbbing. n. A beating, pulsating, or vibration. [Middle English throbben, of imitative origin .] throb′bing·ly adv.
a strong, regular beat: the throb of the engine. pain that is felt as a series of regular beats: Tablets had faded his headache to a dull throb. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. See also. heartthrob informal.
If something's pulsing like a heartbeat, it's throbbing. When you stop and catch your breath after a long run, you might hear your throbbing pulse in your ears. An injury that's throbbing with pain pounds with regular beats: "I have a throbbing headache."
verb (used without object) , throbbed, throb·bing. to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate. to feel or exhibit emotion: He throbbed at the happy thought.
Throbbing definition: beating or pulsing rapidly or forcefully, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement. See examples of THROBBING used in a sentence.
[intransitive] to beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm synonym pulsate. The ship's engines throbbed quietly. a throbbing drumbeat. The blood was throbbing in my veins. A pulse throbbed painfully in his temples. The club was throbbing to the beat of the music. throb with something (figurative) His voice was throbbing with emotion.
