throbverb [ I ]
uk/θrɒb/us/θrɑːb/-bb-to produce a strong, regular beat:
Both records have a good throbbing bass which is great to dance to.
If a part of your body throbs, you feel pain in it in a series of regular beats:
His head throbbed, and his body ached.
The throbbing pain in his leg was becoming unbearable.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- agitate
- brandish
- churn
- flourish
- fluff sth up
- flutter
- jitter
- joggle
- resonate
- reverberate
- rocky
- shake
- stir sth up
- swing
- teeter
- totter
- tremble
- tremulous
- wag
- worry
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Pain & painful
throb
noun [ S ] ukus
the throb of the engine
See also
heartthrob