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noun

Definition of throb

as in pulse

a rhythmic expanding and contracting I seemed to feel anew the pain of her death with each throb of my heart

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verb

ˈthräb

as in to pulse

to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner the car's stereo speakers throbbing with the song's bass line

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Noun

Maybe this nonstop back-and-forth, this spiritual reverb, this throb-throb oscillation between the actual and the symbolic, the objective and the imagined, is the heartbeat of Moby-Dick. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026 Puerto Morelos Located between the dizzying throbs of Cancun and Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos has managed to cling to its fishing village charm. — Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026

Verb

When Marlowe awoke the next morning, her head was still throbbing and Declan's side was empty, the sheets lineless. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 And judging by the throbbing snippet that caps off the video they might not be done. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for throb

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Noun

But opening credits notwithstanding, Schoenbrun and their cast aren’t trying to fashion a wax museum with a pulse.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
The elderly doctor had taken Marisa’s pulse and ordered for her to be put in a car and taken home; there was no cure for despair.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pulse

Verb

The mouth fiddle belongs to a family of instruments that are orally modulated, lending qualities of the human voice to the sound waves emitted by a vibrating string.

— Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
So make sure to put your phone on silent or vibrate or turn it off.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Definition of vibrate

Verb

That might not sound that exciting, but in low lighting, the massive illuminated tanks of pulsating jellies feel like a mesmerizing alien art exhibit.

— Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Next up is the Open Sea exhibit, where Pacific mackerel circle and meticulously illuminated jellyfish pulsate.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

Definition of pulsate

Verb

The heart-palpitating rhythms and glitchy stutters suggest some unholy mix of early Plastikman and Mark Fell, the vestiges of ’90s dance music reanimated into a herky-jerky Frankenstein’s monster.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
But two sweaty and heart-palpitating afternoons at Foley Field spoke a truth about Georgia, bound for the College World Series for the first time since 2008.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 8 June 2026

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