Etymology From Middle English throbben; possibly of imitative origin.
1
To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
Her heart began to throb faster as the moment approached.
2
Of a body part To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.
I have a throbbing headache.
3
Figuratively, With "with" To exhibit an attitude, trait, or affect powerfully and profoundly.
The bass in the song made the entire room throb with energy.
Having been married and divorced, Suzanne throbs with attitudes of strength, liberation and equality.1977 April 23, Arlene Silva, “Suzanne Fox's Silent Stories”, in Gay Community News, page 10:
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This is a country where nightclubs in Thimbu, the capital, throb with techno music, but where smoking is illegal and television did not arrive until 1999.2008 March 21, Tim Sullivan, “Bhutanese reluctantly stepping into world of democracy”, in The New York Times (Asia Pacific section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2013:
Etymology From Middle English throbben; possibly of imitative origin.
1
A beating, vibration or palpitation.
He could feel a dull throb in his head from the tension.
My bosom was now bare, and rising in the warmest throbs, presented to his sight and feeling the firm hard swell of a pair of young breasts, such as may be imagin'd of a girl not sixteen, fresh out of the country1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC: