Lexic.us

Definition of Throb

1. Verb. Pulsate or pound with abnormal force. "Her heart was throbbing"

2. Noun. A deep pulsating type of pain.

3. Verb. Expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically. "The streets throb with crowds"; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"

4. Noun. An instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart). "He felt a throbbing in his head"

5. Verb. Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement.

Definition of Throb

1. v. i. To beat, or pulsate, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate; -- said of the heart, pulse, etc.

2. n. A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation:

Definition of Throb

1. Verb. (intransitive) To pound or beat rapidly or violently ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm ¹

3. Noun. A beating, vibration or palpitation ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Throb

1. to pulsate [v THROBBED, THROBBING, THROBS] - See also: pulsate

Medical Definition of Throb

1. To beat, or pulsate, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate; said of the heart, pulse, etc. "My heart Throbs to know one thing." (Shak) "Here may his head lie on my throbbing breast." (Shak) Origin: OE. Robben; of uncertain origin; cf. Russ. Trepete a trembling, and E. Trepidation. A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation: "The IMPATIENT throbs and longings of a soul That pants and reaches after distant good." (Addison) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Throb

throatier throatiest throatily throatiness throatinesses throating throatings throatlash throatlashes throatlatch

throatlatches throats throatwort throatworts throaty throb (current term) throbbed throbber throbbers throbbier

throbbiest throbbing throbbingly throbbings throbby throbs throe throed throeing throes

Literary usage of Throb

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (1912)
"... enters distraught and takes tragic paces down stage; stoops down and listens for a heart throb. ..."

2. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"One hour must rend its links apart, In every pulse of Friendship's heart There breeds unfelt a throb of pain, — Though years on years have forged the chain. ..."

3. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"... to chirp ; see Pipe. pulse (i), a throb. (F.-L.) F. fouls, ' the pulse ; ' Cot. — L. pulsum, ace. of pulsus, the beating of the pulse. ..."

4. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"Alan wanted to sleep, but the noise and the throb of his head — going in counterpoint — and the sight of Davey, flicking from climber to bush to hillside, ..."

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