[no obj] 1 : to feel a pain that starts and stops quickly and repeatedly
▪ Her finger throbbed with pain. ▪ My head is throbbing. 2 : to beat with a strong, steady rhythm
▪ He could hear his heart throbbing. [=pounding] ▪ The music throbs with a Caribbean beat. ▪ drums throbbing in the distance — sometimes used figuratively ▪ a soul throbbing with loneliness [=a very lonely soul] ▪ a tiny stream throbbing with life [=full of life]
▪ Her finger throbbed with pain. ▪ My head is throbbing.
▪ He could hear his heart throbbing. [=pounding] ▪ The music throbs with a Caribbean beat. ▪ drums throbbing in the distance — sometimes used figuratively ▪ a soul throbbing with loneliness [=a very lonely soul] ▪ a tiny stream throbbing with life [=full of life]
— throbbing adjective
▪ He had a throbbing pain in his shoulder. ▪ I have a throbbing [=pounding] headache.
▪ He had a throbbing pain in his shoulder. ▪ I have a throbbing [=pounding] headache.





