adj
throbbing
Throbbing (adj) means beating or pulsing strongly and rhythmically, often used to describe pain. Example: “He woke up with a throbbing headache.”
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Beating or pulsing strongly and rhythmically, often used to describe pain.
"I have a throbbing headache."
"He woke up with a throbbing headache."
"She felt a throbbing pain in her wrist after the fall."
How to use throbbing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishStrongly and repeatedly pulsing, usually with pain.
Common pairings
throbbing headache
throbbing pain
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Word forms
- Plural
- throbbings
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Rhymes for throbbing
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What does “throbbing” mean?
The word “throbbing” means beating or pulsing strongly and rhythmically, often used to describe pain. In plain terms, strongly and repeatedly pulsing, usually with pain.
How do you use “throbbing” in a sentence?
Here is “throbbing” used in a sentence: “He woke up with a throbbing headache.”
What part of speech is “throbbing”?
“Throbbing” is an adjective.
What is the meaning of throbbing?
"throbbing" (adj) means beating or pulsing strongly and rhythmically, often used to describe pain.
