THROB meaning: Pulsate or beat with rhythm

We found 33 dictionaries that define the word throb:

General (26 matching dictionaries)

throb: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
throb: Merriam-Webster
throb: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
throb: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
throb: Collins English Dictionary
throb: Vocabulary.com
Throb, throb: Wordnik
throb: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
throb: Wiktionary
throb: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
throb: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
throb: Infoplease Dictionary
throb: Dictionary.com
throb (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
throb: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
The Throb, Throb (Janet Jackson song), Throb (album), Throb (song), Throb: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Throb: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
throb: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
throb: Rhymezone
throb: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
throb: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
throb: FreeDictionary.org
throb: Mnemonic Dictionary
throb: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)

Throb, throb: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

throb: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)

throb: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
online medical dictionary (No longer online)
Throb, throb: Medical dictionary
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

throb: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ verb:  (intransitive) To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, of a body part) To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.
▸ verb:  (figurative, with "with") To exhibit an attitude, trait, or affect powerfully and profoundly.
▸ noun:  A beating, vibration or palpitation.

Similar:

pounding, shiver, shudder, thrill, pulsate, pulse, quop, thump, drum, beat, more...

Opposite:

pulse

Types:

ache, achey, achy, pang, throbbing, throbbing pain, throbbing headache, more...

Phrases:

heart throb, more...

Adjectives:

dull, great, steady, last, sudden, deep, faint, quick, little, low, wild

Colors:

crimson, scarlet, ruby, burgundy, maroon, more...