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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Throb

/thrŏb/ · IPA /θɹɑb/
01 v. i. 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.
imp. & p. p. Throbbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Throbbing
  1. 1.
    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.
02 n. A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation:
  1. 1.
    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.