throb : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: throb	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for throb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
throb n a deep pulsating type of pain an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" Synonym(s): throb, throbbing, pounding v pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing" expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" Synonym(s): pulsate, throb, pulse tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement Synonym(s): shudder, shiver, throb, thrill
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Throb \Throb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Throbbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Throbbing}.] [OE. [thorn]robben; of uncertain origin; cf. Russ. trepete a trembling, and E. trepidation.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Throb \Throb\, n. 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.