Synonyms for throbbing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : throb
Phonetic Transcription : θrɒb

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Définition of throbbing

Origin :
  • mid-14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps meant to represent in sound the pulsation of arteries and veins or the heart. Related: Throbbed; throbbing. The noun is first attested 1570s.
  • verb pulsate, beat
Example sentences :
  • I laughed out of sheer inanity; every pulse in my body was throbbing.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • His heart no longer thumped—it was throbbing in a tired, listless fashion.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • Tip's heart was throbbing with pleasure as he walked on home after Ellis had left him.
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
  • Throbbing with a grateful, craving allegiance, I seized the rein.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • Muffled, slow, grand and mournful, it went wailing and throbbing by.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • Sent the blood to my throbbing heart when I found him in Venice.
  • Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
  • There was no threat, for him, in that throbbing that was like the beating of the jungle's heart.
  • Extract from : « Happy Ending » by Fredric Brown
  • All too soon it was throbbing behind him and not half a mile away.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • Her ankle had twisted when she fell, and was now throbbing distressfully.
  • Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
  • From far away came a drone that was separate from the throbbing of his head.
  • Extract from : « Raiders Invisible » by Desmond Winter Hall

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