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# throbbing

adjective (throbbing); verb (present participle of throb: throb, throbs, throbbed, throbbing); noun (throbbing — uncountable)

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

## Everyday

1. A throbbing pain beats again and again, like a pulse: a throbbing headache or a throbbing thumb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throbbing/#m1)
2. Throbbing describes a strong, steady beating sound or movement, like throbbing music or engines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throbbing/#m2)
3. As a verb, throbbing is the -ing form of «throb», to beat strongly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throbbing/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health and first aid, a throbbing finger after hitting it with a hammer, or a throbbing toothache, tells a nurse or doctor about the kind of pain. In stories, a throbbing heart shows fear or excitement, and throbbing music shows a loud party. Phrases: «a throbbing headache», «a throbbing pain», «heart throbbing».

### Examples

- I had a throbbing headache after the noisy party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throbbing/#x1)
- My thumb was throbbing after I shut it in the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throbbing/#x2)
- The music was throbbing through the walls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throbbing/#x3)
- Her heart was throbbing with fear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throbbing/#x4)
- The engine gave a low throbbing hum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throbbing/#x5)
- Ice helped the throbbing in my ankle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throbbing/#x6)

### Note

Double b: throb → throbbed, throbbing. A «heartthrob» is a famous person many fans have a crush on.

## On Mova

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