v. i. | 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. |
n. | 1. | A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation: |
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" |
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 |