as in vibrated
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner
the car's stereo speakers throbbing with the song's bass line
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Recent Examples of throbbed
The memory of them throbbed like a splinter that had never been removed.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents.
—Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
My earlier fulfillment had done a Houdini, and my hip throbbed.
—Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throbbed
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As the meeting was ending, Vande Kolk’s cellphone vibrated.—
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Its ’70s heyday was long gone, but the legend of that bacchanal still pulsed through the venue’s walls.—
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As Lake Powell filled and the dam pulsed cold water from its depths all year, the river began to favor cold-water species such as non-native rainbow trout, creating a trophy sport fishery for several miles downstream.—
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Two teenage girls are charged with kidnapping a teenage boy after allegedly luring him into a basement and beating him for three hours in early November.—
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Josh Doan scored, Colten Ellis made 30 saves in his first game in a month and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Thursday night to give them 12 victories in their past 13 games.—
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As Donna Summer's disco beat pulsated, Alysa Liu blissfully dashed around the ice, weaving intricate jump combinations with artistic flair.—
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“Throbbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throbbed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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