throb
verb (used without object)
to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
have throbbed
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present perfectof throb.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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How some father-heart would have throbbed with pride to own him, and how gladly lifted the too heavy burden from his childish shoulders!
From Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Nevertheless something vague and confused must already have throbbed in the heart of the substance, because he seems to be waiting and seeking. . . .
From The Three Eyes by Maurice Leblanc
O, say, amid this wilderness of life, What bosom would have throbbed like thine for me?
From Lives of Celebrated Women by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich
All that portion of her womanly nature which might have throbbed lay in a dead calm.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 by Various
I have no doubt that underneath those straight waistcoats hearts have throbbed at the sight of woman and child, and longed for home and family life, with yearnings that could not be uttered.
From Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays by Timothy Titcomb
