throb
11throb — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dull ▪ steady ▪ the steady throb of the engine ▪ bass ▪ the opening bass throbs of the song …
12throb — throb1 [θrɔb US θra:b] v past tense and past participle throbbed present participle throbbing [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from the sound] 1.) if a part of your body throbs, you have a feeling of pain in it that regularly starts and stops ▪ …
13throb — 1. To pulsate. 2. A beating or pulsation. * * * throb thräb vi, throbbed; throb·bing to pulsate or pound esp. with abnormal force or rapidity <a finger throbbing from an infected cut> throb n a single pulse of a pulsating movement or… …
14throb — [[t]θrɒ̱b[/t]] throbs, throbbing, throbbed 1) VERB If part of your body throbs, you feel a series of strong and usually painful beats there. His head throbbed... [V with n] Presently George s ankle began to throb with pain. [V ing] ...the… …
15throb — throb1 [ θrab ] verb intransitive 1. ) if a painful part of your body throbs, the pain comes and goes again and again in a regular pattern 2. ) if your heart throbs, it beats much harder and faster than usual 3. ) if something such as an engine… …
16throb — I UK [θrɒb] / US [θrɑb] verb [intransitive] Word forms throb : present tense I/you/we/they throb he/she/it throbs present participle throbbing past tense throbbed past participle throbbed 1) if a painful part of your body throbs, the pain comes… …
17throb — [[t]θrɒb[/t]] v. throbbed, throb•bing, n. 1) phl to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate 2) to feel or exhibit emotion 3) to pulsate or vibrate, as a sound 4) phl a violent… …
18throb — throbber, n. throbbingly, adv. /throb/, v., throbbed, throbbing, n. v.i. 1. to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate. 2. to feel or exhibit emotion: He throbbed at the happy… …
19throb — 1 verb (I) throbbed, throbbing 1 if a part of your body throbs, you get a regular feeling of pain in it: Her foot was throbbing with pain. 2 if music or a machine throbs it makes a sound with a strong regular beat 3 if your heart throbs, it beats …
20throb — 1. verb her arms and legs throbbed with tiredness Syn: pulsate, beat, pulse, palpitate, pound, thud, thump, drum, thrum, pitter patter, go pit a pat, quiver; rare quop 2. noun the throb of the ship s engines Syn: pulsation …
