throb
verb (used without object)
to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
had been throbbing
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past perfect progressiveof throb.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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His ear had been throbbing for about two months, and it was just one of several ailments that had come up during the course of the season.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
The midshipman’s heart, which had been throbbing with excitement a few minutes before, sank down now like lead, as he waited to hear the sounds again, but waited in vain.
From Cutlass and Cudgel by J. Schonberg
His heart, which had been throbbing madly with joy, grew sad.
From Prince Jan, St. Bernard by Forrestine C. (Forrestine Cooper) Hooker
All this while we had been throbbing along down stream at a terrific pace, keeping well to the centre of the river, and giving such small vessels as we passed a reasonably wide berth.
From A Rogue by Compulsion by Victor Bridges
A heart that but an hour ago had been throbbing with warm love—and that love for me—was now cold and still.
From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Charles A. Beach
