Synonyms for throb


Grammar : Verb
Spell : throb
Phonetic Transcription : θrɒb

Top 10 synonyms for throb Other synonyms for the word throb

Définition of throb

Origin :
  • mid-14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps meant to represent in sound the pulsation of arteries and veins or the heart. Related: Throbbed; throbbing. The noun is first attested 1570s.
  • verb pulsate, beat
Example sentences :
  • There you can see the very veins and the throb of the blood.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The throb of these sounds was as a background to the evening--fierce, passionate, barbaric.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Every throb of his heart, almost every evolution of his brain, found an echo in me.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various
  • He wished to open his spirit to the feeling and throb of the living world.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • Little by little his pulses quieted, his temples ceased to throb.
  • Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter
  • She was all his, and he was certain to know every thought of her mind and every throb of her heart.
  • Extract from : « Kept in the Dark » by Anthony Trollope
  • It was the same clear voice, with the throb of tender feeling in it.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • There was no faltering in her voice, never a throb of pathos.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • When I came in at the end of the day, my heart used to throb with gladness.
  • Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc
  • All life presses around one, the throb and the problem are close, are close.
  • Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley

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