throb

/θɹˈɑb/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. pulsate or pound with abnormal force
   “my head is throbbing”
2. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
   “The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it”
3. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

noun

1. a deep pulsating type of pain
2. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
   “he felt a throbbing in his head”

Synonyms for throb

• pulsate
• pulse
• shudder
• shiver
• thrill
• throbbing
• pounding

Words that rhyme with throb

• job
• bob
• hob
• cob
• knob
• mob
• sob
• swab
• gob
• lob
• blob
• rob
• blowjob
• corncob
• glob
• heartthrob
• hobnob
• kebab
• slob
• snob
• thingamabob
• baab
• bobb
• cobb
• dob
• dobb
• glaab
• grob
• haab
• knobbe