throb

Etymology

From Middle English throbben; possibly of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: thrŏb, IPA^(key): /θɹɒb/
• Rhymes: -ɒb

Verb

throb (third-person singular simple present throbs, present participle throbbing, simple past and past participle throbbed)

1. (intransitive) To pound or beat rapidly or violently
2. (intransitive) To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm
3. (intransitive, of a body part) To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.

Noun

throb (plural throbs)

1. A beating, vibration or palpitation
   • 1749, John Cleland, “part 2”, in Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, London: G. Fenton, OCLC 13050889:

     My bosom was now bare, and rising in the warmest throbs, presented to his sight and feeling the firm hard swell of a pair of young breasts, such as may be imagin'd of a girl not sixteen, fresh out of the country

Anagrams

• Borth, broth