1
[ noun ] an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

Synonyms

pounding throb

Examples

"he felt a throbbing in his head"

Used in print

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

There was the slight pain , but it was no different from the throbbing in his head .

Related terms

pulse beat throb

2
[ adjective ] pounding or beating strongly or violently

Examples

"a throbbing pain" "the throbbing engine of the boat"

Used in print

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

a dull boom and a throbbing echo .

Related terms

rhythmical

3
[ noun ] a sound with a strong rhythmic beat

Examples

"the throbbing of the engines"

Related terms

sound

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Rhymes with

rubbing sobbing ribbing drubbing stabbing dubbing tubing scrubbing jabbing probing subbing clubbing ebbing disturbing absorbing curbing webbing

Phonetic and Homophones

TH R AA1 B IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

thriving

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