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Definition of Throbbing

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

2. Adjective. Pounding or beating strongly or violently. "The throbbing engine of the boat"

3. Noun. A sound with a strong rhythmic beat. "The throbbing of the engines"

Definition of Throbbing

1. Verb. (present participle of throb) ¹

2. Adjective. beating or pounding strongly ¹

3. Noun. That which throbs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Throbbing

1. throb [v] - See also: throb

Lexicographical Neighbors of Throbbing

throatings throatlash throatlashes throatlatch throatlatches throats throatwort throatworts throaty throb

throbbed throbber throbbers throbbier throbbiest throbbing (current term) throbbingly throbbings throbby throbs

throe throed throeing throes thromb- thromb-endarterectomy thrombase thrombasthenia thrombectomies thrombectomy

Literary usage of Throbbing

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

1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... he quivered under the effluvium of an immense love, a supreme and universal tenderness, as if the heart of all humanity were throbbing in his breast. ..."

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