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throb
throb is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 10 · 7 senses
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- 1intransitive verb
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.
- 2noun
A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation:
- 3noun
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
"he felt a throbbing in his head"
- 4noun
a deep pulsating type of pain
- 5verb
expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
"The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
- 6verb
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
- 7verb
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
"my head is throbbing"
"Her heart was throbbing"
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