throb Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a deep pulsating type of pain
  2. noun an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
    throbbing; pounding.
    • he felt a throbbing in his head
  3. verb pulsate or pound with abnormal force
    • my head is throbbing
    • Her heart was throbbing
  4. verb expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
    pulsate; pulse.
    • The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
  5. verb tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
    shudder; shiver; thrill.

WordNet

Throb intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. robben; of uncertain origin; cf. Russ. trepete a trembling, and E. trepidation.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Throbbed ; present participle & verbal noun Throbbing
Definitions
  1. To beat, or pulsate, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate; -- said of the heart, pulse, etc.
    My heart Throbs to know one thing. Shak.
    Here may his head lie on my throbbing breast. Shak.
Throb noun
Definitions
  1. A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation:
    The IMPATIENT throbs and longings of a soul That pants and reaches after distant good. Addison.

Webster 1913