throbbing
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
he felt a throbbing in his head
Types & categories
- heartbeat hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
pounding or beating strongly or violently
a throbbing pain
Related & opposite
- rhythmical similar to
Sense 3 noun
a sound with a strong rhythmic beat
the throbbing of the engines
Types & categories
- sound hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pulse |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | thump |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | throb |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | heartbeat |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | rhythmical |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |