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Meanings of throbbing in English

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palpitació

An instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

        palpitació

        Throbbing.

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                Usage of throbbing in English
                1
                She heard the throbbing of native drums in the village near by.
                The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction
                2
                His face flushed crimson; his words were choked in his throbbing throat.
                Under Two Flags
                3
                Still his heart thumped; still a throbbing went on in his wrists.
                Windy McPherson's Son
                4
                The rattle and the throbbing and the shaking get on my nerves.
                Over There: War Scenes on the Western Front
                5
                A new voice-feminineand soft this time-witha throbbing pulse behind it.
                Leviathan Wakes
                6
                In the meantime, the heart of Fred was throbbing painfully with hope.
                In the Pecos Country
                7
                Already her body was responding to him, throbbing with readiness and need.
                The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
                8
                A split second later, there was a dull throbbing at the site.
                NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
                9
                His foot was throbbing dully now, keeping time with his quickening heartbeat.
                Blue noon
                10
                That thought coaxed a new throbbing from his temple, eliciting another groan.
                Hunter's moon: a novel
                11
                In every life-beat throbbing in my veins, Thy awful steps I hear.
                Helen and Arthur; or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel
                12
                Joan touched the throbbing veins in her throat and moistened her lips.
                Kenny
                13
                All the passionate acuteness of life seemed throbbing again in his veins.
                Nobody's Man
                14
                Her heart was throbbing wildly in the shelter of this splendid disguise.
                Beverly of Graustark
                15
                No: some kind of monstrous thing, throbbing with a pale green light.
                The passage
                16
                Only the music from behind the bar didn't know to stop throbbing.
                The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
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                Translations for throbbing
                Throbbing through the time
                Throbbing across language varieties
                United Kingdom
                Common
                United States of America
                Common