throb
verb (used without object)
to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
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If from the latter, there will be throbbing headache, pain in the back, and general signs of fever.
From What a Young Woman Ought to Know by Mary Wood-Allen