throb
th rob
- n a deep pulsating type of pain
- n an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
he felt a throbbing in his head - 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
- His speeches seemed almost pathetic; his pen had lost its throb.
- Jesus rock bands throb with it.
- And then there is the constant, combustible throb of Islamic unrest, most recently the intramural explosion of Iraq's Sunnis and Shi'ites, which has devastated the possibility .