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Webster 1828 Edition


Throbbing

THROB'BING

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ppr.
Beating with unusual force, as the heart and pulse; palpitating.

THROB'BING

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Noun.
The act of beating with unusual force, as the heart and pulse; palpitation.

Definition 2024


throbbing

throbbing

English

Verb

throbbing

  1. present participle of throb

Adjective

throbbing (not comparable)

  1. beating or pounding strongly
    I have a throbbing headache.

Noun

throbbing (plural throbbings)

  1. That which throbs.
    • 2007 February 18, Jeff Hull, “The Noises of Nature”, in New York Times:
      Krause’s “niche hypothesis” may seem more plausible after you’ve listened to his recordings of dense tropical jungles, polyphonous soundscapes packed with whistles and whinnies, whoops, hoots and howls, deep bass throbbings and shrieking buzzes.