Hypertext Webster Gateway: "throb"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Throb \Throb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Throbbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Throbbing}.] [OE. [thorn]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Throb \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
throb
n 1: a deep pulsating type of pain
2: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he
felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: {throbbing}, {pounding}]
v 1: pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is
throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
2: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The
city pulsed with with music and excitement" [syn: {pulsate},
{pulse}]
3: tremble convulsively [syn: {shudder}, {shiver}, {thrill}]
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