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throb
(thrŏb)intr.v. throbbed, throb·bing, throbs
1. To beat rapidly or violently, as the heart; pound.
2. To feel or be subjected to a pulsating pain: My toe was throbbing after I stubbed it.
3. To vibrate, pulsate, or sound with a steady pronounced rhythm: boat engines throbbing.
n.
A beating, pulsating, or vibration.
[Middle English throbben, of imitative origin.]
throb′bing·ly adv.
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throb
(θrɒb)vb (intr) , throbs, throbbing or throbbed
1. to pulsate or beat repeatedly, esp with increased force: to throb with pain.
2. (of engines, drums, etc) to have a strong rhythmic vibration or beat
n
the act or an instance of throbbing, esp a rapid pulsation as of the heart: a throb of pleasure.
[C14: perhaps of imitative origin]
ˈthrobbing adj
ˈthrobbingly adv
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throb
(θrɒb)v. throbbed, throb•bing,
n. v.i.
1. to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
2. to feel or exhibit emotion.
3. to pulsate or vibrate, as a sound.
n. 4. a violent beat or pulsation, as of the heart.
5. any pulsing or vibrating sound.
6. the act of throbbing.
[1325–75; Middle English *throbben, implied in present participle throbbant throbbing, of uncertain orig.]
throb′ber, n.
throb′bing•ly, adv.
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throb
Past participle: throbbed
Gerund: throbbing
| Imperative |
|---|
| throb |
| throb |
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| Noun | 1. | throb - a deep pulsating type of pain |
| 2. | throb - an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" | |
| Verb | 1. | throb - pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing" twang - twitch or throb with pain |
| 2. | throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" | |
| 3. | throb - tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document" |
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throb
verb
noun
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throb
verbnounA periodic contraction or sound of something coursing:
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Translations
نَبْض، خَفَقان، دَقيَخْفُقيَخْفِقُيَخْفُقُ بالألَميَدُق، يَنْبُض
klapatpravidelně jítpravidelný chodpulzovatškubat
dunkedunkenslåbankebanken
tykyttää
jako kucati
berregberregésdobogás
malareglulegur slátturslá ótt og títtvera aî springa
動悸を打つ
두근거리다
spurdėtistuksenimasstuksentitvinkčiojimas
drebēšanadrebētpulsācijapulsētsisties
pravidelne ísťpravidelný chod/tep
udarjati
banka
เต้นเป็นจังหวะ
đau dai dẳng
throb
[θrɒb]B. VI [heart] → latir, palpitar; [engine] → vibrar; [wound, sore finger] → dar punzadas
my head was throbbing → la cabeza estaba a punto de estallarme de dolor
Berlin is throbbing with life → Berlín está rebosante de vida
my head was throbbing → la cabeza estaba a punto de estallarme de dolor
Berlin is throbbing with life → Berlín está rebosante de vida
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
throb
[ˈθrɒb] vi
(= beat) [heart, pulse] → palpiter
(= hurt) [pain, wound] → causer des élancements
my head is throbbing → j'ai des élancements dans la tête
a throbbing pain → une douleur pulsatile, des élancements
to throb with pain [sb's head, ankle]
George's ankle began to throb with pain
BUT La cheville de George commença à l'élancer.
my head is throbbing → j'ai des élancements dans la tête
a throbbing pain → une douleur pulsatile, des élancements
to throb with pain [sb's head, ankle]
George's ankle began to throb with pain
BUT La cheville de George commença à l'élancer.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
throb
vi (engine) → klopfen, hämmern; (drums, gunfire) → dröhnen; (heart, pulse) → pochen, klopfen; (painfully: wound) → pochen, pulsieren, klopfen; (very strongly) → hämmern; (fig: with life, activity) → pulsieren (→ with vor +dat, → mit); my head was still throbbing (with pain) → ich hatte immer noch dieses Pochen im Kopf; my head is throbbing → ich habe rasende Kopfschmerzen; a street throbbing with people → eine Straße, die von Menschen wimmelt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
throb
[θrɒb]1. n (of heart) → palpito, battito; (of pain) → fitta; (of music) → battito; (of engine) → vibrazione f; (of drum) → rullio
2. vi (heart) → palpitare, battere forte; (wound) → pulsare; (engine) → vibrare
my head is throbbing → mi martellano le tempie
throbbing with life (fig) (town) → pullulante di vita
my head is throbbing → mi martellano le tempie
throbbing with life (fig) (town) → pullulante di vita
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
throb
(θrob) – past tense, past participle throbbed – verb1. (of the heart) to beat. Her heart throbbed with excitement.
2. to beat regularly like the heart. The engine was throbbing gently.
3. to beat regularly with pain; to be very painful. His head is throbbing (with pain).
noun a regular beat. the throb of the engine / her heart / her sore finger.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
throb
→ يَخْفِقُ pulzovat dunke pochen πάλλω latir con fuerza, sentir pinchazos tykyttää palpiter jako kucati pulsare 動悸を打つ 두근거리다 kloppen pulsere mocno bić palpitar ощущение пульсации banka เต้นเป็นจังหวะ zonklamak đau dai dẳng 悸动Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
throb
n. latido, pulsación, palpitación;
v. latir, palpitar, pulsar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
throb
vi (pret & pp throbbed; ger throbbing) (pain) doler con cada latido del corazónEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.