| Front | throb |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, noun BrE /θrɒb/NAmE /θrɑːb/ verb (-bb-)1 [intransitive] ~ (with sth) (of a part of the body) to feel a series of regular painful movementsHis head throbbed painfully. My feet were throbbing after the long walk home. 2 [intransitive] to beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm pulsateThe ship's engines throbbed quietly. a throbbing drumbeat The blood was throbbing in my veins. The club was throbbing to the beat of the music.~ with sth (figurative) His voice was throbbing with emotion. noun (also throb•bing)[singular]a strong regular beat; a feeling of pain that you experience as a series of strong beatsthe throb of the machines My headache faded to a dull throbbing. see also heart-throb |
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