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

1. A deep pulsating type of pain
    
2. An instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
   "he felt a throb in his head"
   - throbbing, pounding

Derived forms: throbs, throbbing, throbbed

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

Encyclopedia: Throb