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

Definitions

1. intransitive 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.
2. noun. A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation:
3. noun. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

   "he felt a throbbing in his head"

   Synonyms: pounding, throbbing

4. noun. a deep pulsating type of pain
5. verb. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

   "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"

   Synonyms: pulsate, pulse

6. verb. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

   Synonyms: shiver, shudder, thrill

7. verb. pulsate or pound with abnormal force

   "my head is throbbing"

   "Her heart was throbbing"

Synonyms

pounding, throbbing, pulsate, pulse, shiver, shudder, thrill

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in throb:

broth

Common word forms

throbs, throbbed, throbber, throbbing, throbless

Words from these letters

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