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• n  an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
  he felt a throbbing in his head
• n  a sound with a strong rhythmic beat
  the throbbing of the engines
• v  pulsate or pound with abnormal force
  my head is throbbing
  Her heart was throbbing
• v  expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
• v  tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
• s  pounding or beating strongly or violently
  a throbbing pain
  the throbbing engine of the boat

• Her forefinger is a swollen lump, bruised from an injury the previous day, and each thrust of her sword sets it throbbing anew.
• Soon, she opens her eyes again and scans the throng of throbbing bodies on the dance floor.
• After nearly two decades, Zouk is still the throbbing heart of the action.

• throb
• pounding
• pulsate
• pulse
• shudder
• shiver
• thrill

News & Articles

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• Grad success
  Bryan Lopez tucked himself into a crevice under the bridge at Independent Park, his eyes fixed for a moment on the downpour of rain throbbing beside him.
  June 17, 2013 - Laredo Morning Times
• Data shows fewer young Laredoans dropping out
  Bryan Lopez tucked himself into a crevice under the bridge at Independent Park, his eyes fixed for a moment on the downpour of rain throbbing beside him.
  June 15, 2013 - Laredo Morning Times
• Packers RB Alex Green has healthy amount of hope
  Alex Green’s return from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee did not follow Adrian Peterson’s Hollywood narrative. Far from it. Whereas Peterson threatened the NFL rushing record, Green’s 2012 season consisted of throbbing, miserable mornings, frustration on Sundays and an anticlimactic limp to the finish line.
  June 15, 2013 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel