throbbed; throbbing
1
: to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
2
: to beat or vibrate rhythmically
throbber
noun
Examples of throb in a Sentence
Verb
Her finger throbbed with pain.
The music throbs with a Caribbean beat.
drums throbbing in the distance
Noun
the throb of the drums
The pain has changed to a dull throb.
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Greg Cote
july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
Continuing north under Canal, the new subway would bring precious new mobility to the congested and fast-growing River West and Fulton River districts, two formerly obscure tracts of warehouses and railroad spurs now throbbing with residential development — and auto traffic.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Helen Whybrow
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
The ’70s-evoking folk fare that dots the front half of the record greatly contrasts with the dance floor throb of the latter, and few of the hooks hit as hard as some of her previous work.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 May 2025
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Verb
The Dolphins are in a less optimism-friendly spot than UM, coming off an 8-9 season and with that playoff-win drought still an embarrassing, throbbing pain.
—Greg Cote
july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
Continuing north under Canal, the new subway would bring precious new mobility to the congested and fast-growing River West and Fulton River districts, two formerly obscure tracts of warehouses and railroad spurs now throbbing with residential development — and auto traffic.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Noun
The electric throb of cicadas enters my veins like an ether.
—Helen Whybrow
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
The ’70s-evoking folk fare that dots the front half of the record greatly contrasts with the dance floor throb of the latter, and few of the hooks hit as hard as some of her previous work.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 May 2025
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“Throb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throb. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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throb
1 of 2 intransitive verb
throbbed; throbbing
: to pulsate or pound especially with abnormal force or rapidity
a finger throbbing from an infected cut
throb
2 of 2 noun
: a single pulse of a pulsating movement or sensation
a sudden throb of pain
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