Throb
(verb)
- To beat rapidly or strongly, especially with excitement or emotion.
- To pulsate with pain.
- To vibrate rhythmically.
- To pound or hammer.
- To thump or beat quickly and heavily.
Origin:
Middle english throbbe, from old norse þrobba.
Examples:
- The music made my heart throb with excitement.
- Her head throbbed from the noise of the construction outside.
- The bass in the speaker caused the floor to throb with vibration.
- The worker used a hammer to throb the nails into the wood.
- His headache throbbed painfully as he tried to focus on his work.