- throbbing - pounding or beating strongly or violently; "a throbbing pain"; "the throbbing engine of the boat"
Antonyms: unrhythmical, unrhythmic (indirect, via rhythmical)
- throb, throbbing, pounding - an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"
--1 is a kind of pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat
Derived form: verb throb1 - throbbing - a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines"
--2 is a kind of sound
- throb - pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
--1 is one way to ache, smart, hurt
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun throb2, noun throb1, noun throbbing1
Something ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s
- pulsate, throb, pulse - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
--2 is one way to beat, pound, thump
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun throb2
The crowds throb in the streets
The streets throb with crowds
- shudder, shiver, throb, thrill - tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
--3 is one way to tremble
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s