Throb (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Throbbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Throbbing.] [OE. robben; of uncertain origin; cf. Russ. trepete a trembling, and E. trepidation.]
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.
© Webster 1913.
Throb, n.
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.
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