throbbing

[ US /ˈθɹɑbɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /θɹˈɒbɪŋ/ ]

NOUN

a sound with a strong rhythmic beat
the throbbing of the engines
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
he felt a throbbing in his head

ADJECTIVE

pounding or beating strongly or violently
a throbbing pain
the throbbing engine of the boat

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How To Use throbbing In A Sentence

‘I want to come back when it's a bit quieter,’ I shouted over the din of amplified music, throbbing diesel generators and rattling joy rides.
His foot was throbbing madly, but he gave the door another kick, muttering more curses under his breath.
I had a throbbing abscess under a large section of bridgework and root canal work was the next day's projected treat.
There were dozens of glow-in-the-dark stars throbbing there, throwing their unnatural green light down to her.
The closely-packed _mitraille_ tore the icy crust into powder, fifty yards beyond the doomed bird, which settled, throbbing with a mortal tremor, upon the ice, shot through the head. Adrift in the Ice-Fields
THE next time you suffer toothache or throbbing back pain, blame it on evolution. The Sun
He was also aware of a throbbing under his right rib.
Popular Italian tenor sings opera arias and throbbing ballads. Times, Sunday Times
His head was throbbing and he was faint from hunger.
After a few minutes, there is indeed a warm glow to accompany the throbbing pain. Times, Sunday Times

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