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throb

English

  1. 🔊 an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
    “he felt a throbbing in his head”
  2. 🔊 a deep pulsating type of pain
  3. 🔊 pulsate or pound with abnormal force
    “my head is throbbing”
  4. 🔊 expand and contract rhythmically
    “The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it”
  5. 🔊 tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

Similar words

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