THROBBING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a sound with a strong rhythmic beat
   Usage Example(s)
   • the throbbing of the engines
   Hypernyms(s) throbbing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
   Synonym(s)
   • pounding (what does pounding mean?)
   • throb (what does throb mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he felt a throbbing in his head
   Hypernyms(s) throbbing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pulse (what does pulse mean?)
   • pulsation (what does pulsation mean?)
   • heartbeat (what does heartbeat mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • pound (what does pound mean?)
   • thump (what does thump mean?)
   • throb (what does throb mean?)
   • pulsate (what does pulsate mean?)
   • throb (what does throb mean?)
   • pulse (what does pulse mean?)
   • throb (what does throb mean?)

THROBBING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • pounding or beating strongly or violently
   Usage Example(s)
   • a throbbing pain
   • the throbbing engine of the boat
   Similar To
   • rhythmical (what does rhythmical mean?)
   • rhythmic (what does rhythmic mean?)