throb
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a deep pulsating type of pain
Types & categories
- pain hypernym
Related & opposite
- throb derivation
Sense 2 verb
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
my head is throbbing
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Sense 3 noun
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
he felt a throbbing in his head
Types & categories
- heartbeat hypernym
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Sense 4 verb
expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
Types & categories
- thump hypernym
Related & opposite
- heartbeat derivation
- throbbing derivation
- pulse rate derivation
- pulsate verb group
Sense 5 verb
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
Types & categories
- tremble hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | throb |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pain |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | throbbing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | throb |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hurt |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | twang |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pulse |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | thump |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | throb |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | heartbeat |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | heartbeat |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | throbbing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pulse rate |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | pulsate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | thump |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tremor |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | quiver |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | tremble |