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# throb

verb (throb, throbs, throbbed, throbbing); noun (a throb, throbs)

«throb» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (of a part of the body) To hurt with a strong pain that comes and goes in beats, like a heartbeat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throb/#m1)
2. To beat strongly and regularly, like a heart, drum or engine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throb/#m2)
3. A strong, regular beat or pulse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throb/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and health talk: «my head was throbbing» means a strong, pounding headache; «a throbbing thumb» after hitting it with a hammer. In music and stories, drums or engines throb. Phrases: «throbbing pain», «throbbing headache», «heart throbbed», «the throb of the engine».

### Examples

- My finger throbbed after I shut it in the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throb/#x1)
- She had a throbbing headache. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throb/#x2)
- The music throbbed through the walls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throb/#x3)
- His heart throbbed with excitement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throb/#x4)
- We heard the throb of the ship's engines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throb/#x5)
- If a cut is throbbing and red, show it to an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throb/#x6)
- The bee sting throbbed all afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throb/#x7)
- Her heart gave a great throb, and she prepared to speak at once and in great volume before he could formulate any question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throb/#x8)

### Note

Double «b»: throbbed, throbbing. «Heart-throb» is an informal word for a very attractive famous person. In health, a throbbing pain that gets worse may need a doctor.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Isaiah's vision is read as the joy of the nations returning to Zion in the days of redemption. In the primary lessons: In stories and health talk: «my head was throbbing» means a strong, pounding headache; «a throbbing thumb» after hitting it with a hammer. In music and stories, drums or engines throb. Phrases: «throbbing pain», «throbbing headache», «heart throbbed», «the throb of the engine».

### Examples

- Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall throb and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee. (Prophets ISA.60.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/throb/#x1)

### Note

Double «b»: throbbed, throbbing. «Heart-throb» is an informal word for a very attractive famous person. In health, a throbbing pain that gets worse may need a doctor.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «throb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throb/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«throb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/throb.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «throb» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/throb/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«throb» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/throb.html) on Mova free.