Category:Throb

Throb, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Throbbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Throbbing.] Etym: [oe. ; of uncertain origin; cf. Russ. trepete a trembling, and E. trepidation.]

Defn: to beat, or pulsate, with more than usual force or rapidity; to Beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate; -- said of the heart, Pulse, etc. My heart throbs to know one thing. Shak. Here may his head lie on my throbbing breast. Shak.

Throb Throb, n.

Defn: a beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a Violent beating; a papitation: The impatient throbs and longings of a soul that pants and reaches After distant good. Addison.