throb
verb /θrɒb/
/θrɑːb/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they throb | /θrɒb/ /θrɑːb/ |
| he / she / it throbs | /θrɒbz/ /θrɑːbz/ |
| past simple throbbed | /θrɒbd/ /θrɑːbd/ |
| past participle throbbed | /θrɒbd/ /θrɑːbd/ |
| -ing form throbbing | /ˈθrɒbɪŋ/ /ˈθrɑːbɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] throb (with something) (of a part of the body) to feel a series of regular painful movements
- His head throbbed painfully.
- My feet were throbbing after the long walk home.
Synonyms hurthurt- ache
- burn
- sting
- tingle
- itch
- throb
- hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain:
- My feet hurt.
- Ouch! That hurt!
- ache to feel a continuous pain that is not severe:
- I’m aching all over.
- burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful:
- Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.
- sting to make somebody feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain:
- My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
- tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there:
- The cold air made her face tingle.
- itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this:
- I itch all over.
- Does the rash itch?
- throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats:
- His head throbbed painfully.
- your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting/itch
- your skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles/itches
- your flesh hurts/burns/stings/tingles
- your head hurts/aches/throbs
- your stomach hurts/aches
- to really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throb
- to hurt/ache/sting/itch badly/a lot
- It hurts/stings/tingles/itches.
Extra Examples- The noise made my head throb.
- I could feel a dull throbbing pain in my side.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- painfully
- begin to
- start to
- make something
- …
- with
- [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.
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- grab
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- sob
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- kid
- nod
- pad
- plod
- prod
- shred
- skid
- thud
- beg
- blog
- bug
- drag
- drug
- flag
- hug
- jog
- log
- mug
- nag
- plug
- bar
- confer
- infer
- occur
- prefer
- refer
- star
- stir
- transfer
- acquit
- admit
- allot
- chat
- clot
- commit
- jut
- knit
- pat
- regret
- rot
- spot
- submit
- appal
- cancel
- channel
- control
- counsel
- enrol
- equal
- excel
- fuel
- fulfil
- label
- level
- marvel
- model
- pedal
- quarrel
- signal
- travel
Word Originlate Middle English: probably imitative.