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Definition of throb noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

throb

noun
 
/θrɒb/
 
/θrɑːb/
(also throbbing)
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  1. [singular] a feeling of pain that you experience as a series of strong beats
    • My headache faded to a dull throb.
  2. [countable, usually singular] a strong, regular beat
    • the throb of the machines
    • the opening bass throbs of the song
    • the steady throbbing of the engine
    see also heart-throb
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dull
    • steady
    • bass
    • …
    verb + throb
    • feel
    • hear
    preposition
    • throb of
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    3. Word Originlate Middle English: probably imitative.
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