throb
verb (used without object)
to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
has throbbed
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present perfectof throb (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This year the book trade's hot-stove league has throbbed with several questions: Can Peter Benchley snatch defeat from the Jaws of victory?
From Time Magazine Archive
One by one I resumed the old interests, and began to feel the old heart which has throbbed through the centuries, from Adam downward, beating within me.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 by Various
Pen and ink was a wretched medium for love, but the heart of the world has throbbed to its inspiration before now.
From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 by Various
Then, after the joy has throbbed itself out and my reaction takes shape as consciousness, I set myself to consider the sources and the processes of my experience.
From The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life by Carleton Eldredge Noyes
Many a pious visit has since been paid to those dim chambers—many a heart, filled with love and pity, has throbbed above those coffin lids—many a tear has dropped upon them.
From Speeches from the Dock, Part I by Various
