throb C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /θɹɑb/ UK /θɹɒb/ See IPA manual Freq #42146 Meanings 1 noun an instance of rapid strong pulsation I felt a throb in my head. 2 verb pulsate or pound with abnormal force My head is throbbing. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an instance of rapid strong... pounding More warkstoundchugheartbeatpulsatepulsationpurr Word family Forms throbbedthrobbingthrobs Derived forms heart-throbbingthrobbingly Etymology From Middle English throbben; possibly of imitative origin. throbben Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # throb **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /θɹɑb/ **IPA (UK):** /θɹɒb/ **Frequency rank:** 42146 ## Meanings 1. an instance of rapid strong pulsation 2. pulsate or pound with abnormal force ## Examples - I felt a throb in my head. - My head is throbbing. ## Synonyms - pounding - wark - stound - chug - heartbeat - pulsate - pulsation - purr ## Derived Forms - heart-throbbing - throbbingly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: throbben ## Etymology From Middle English throbben; possibly of imitative origin. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown