throbbing

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Verb[edit]

throbbing

  1. present participle and gerund of throb

Adjective[edit]

throbbing (not comparable)

  1. Beating or pounding strongly.
    I have a throbbing headache.

Noun[edit]

throbbing (plural throbbings)

  1. That which throbs.
    • 2007 February 18, Jeff Hull, “The Noises of Nature”, in New York Times[1]:
      Krause’s “niche hypothesis” may seem more plausible after you’ve listened to his recordings of dense tropical jungles, polyphonous soundscapes packed with whistles and whinnies, whoops, hoots and howls, deep bass throbbings and shrieking buzzes.

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