throb
noun/θrɒb/
/θrɑːb/
(also throbbing)
- [singular] a feeling of pain that you experience as a series of strong beats
- My headache faded to a dull throb.
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- [countable, usually singular] a strong, regular beat
- the throb of the machines
- the opening bass throbs of the song
- the steady throbbing of the engine
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dull
- steady
- bass
- …
- feel
- hear
- throb of
Word Originlate Middle English: probably imitative.
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