Throb (verb)

  1. To beat rapidly or strongly, especially with excitement or emotion.
  2. To pulsate with pain.
  3. To vibrate rhythmically.
  4. To pound or hammer.
  5. To thump or beat quickly and heavily.

Origin:

Middle english throbbe, from old norse þrobba.

Examples:

  1. The music made my heart throb with excitement.
  2. Her head throbbed from the noise of the construction outside.
  3. The bass in the speaker caused the floor to throb with vibration.
  4. The worker used a hammer to throb the nails into the wood.
  5. His headache throbbed painfully as he tried to focus on his work.
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