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throb - What does it mean?

Definition of 'throb'

English

Verb

(throbb)
  • To pound or beat rapidly or violently
  • To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm
  • # (of a body part) To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.
  • Derived terms

    * throbbingly

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A beating, vibration or palpitation
  • {{quote-Fanny Hill|part=2 |My bosom was now bare, and rising in the warmest throbs , presented to his sight and feeling the firm hard swell of a pair of young breasts, such as may be imagin'd of a girl not sixteen, fresh out of the country}}

    Derived terms

    * throbber * heartthrob

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    Similar to 'throb'

    trub, torob, taarab