1. Pounding or beating strongly or violently
   "a throbbing pain"; "the throbbing engine of the boat"

1. An instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
   "he felt a throbbing in his head";
   - throb, pounding
    
2. A sound with a strong rhythmic beat
   "the throbbing of the engines"

1. Expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
   "The baby's heart was throbbing again after the surgeon massaged it";
   - pulsate, pulse
    
2. Pulsate or pound with abnormal force
   "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
    
3. Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
   "His heart throbbed with anticipation";
   - shudder, shiver, thrill [literary]

Derived forms: throbbings

See also: rhythmic, rhythmical

Type of: ache, beat, heartbeat, hurt, pound, pulsation, pulse, smart, sound, thump, tremble

Encyclopedia: Throbbing