throb
verb (used without object)
to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
have been throbbing
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present perfect progressiveof throb.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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His heart must have been throbbing with intense excitement.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by F. P. Walter
