Synonyms for throb

Most common

shiver · thrill · quiver · shudder · pulsate · beat

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

steady, calm, stillness

All antonyms of throb →

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To pound or beat rapidly or violently.

   Her heart began to throb faster as the moment approached.

2. v. 2

   To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.

   I have a throbbing headache.

3. n. 1

   A beating, vibration or palpitation.

   He could feel a dull throb in his head from the tension.

Forms

Plural

throbs → poundings, beatings, pulsations, palpitations…

Past participle

throbbed
e.g. throbbed → shivered, thrilled, quivered, shuddered…

Example sentences

• thrill Yanni is thrill his daughter is gonna be with him.
• shudder Just to think about the accident makes me shudder.
• shiver His warm voice caressed my soul, making me shiver.
• quiver From tears to a kiss, there is naught but a quiver!
• pulse The patient's pulse and blood pressure are normal.
• pulsate Delta Scuti stars pulsate in interesting ways.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

beat¹, pant¹

5 letters

pulse¹

6 letters

thrill¹, shiver², quiver²

7 letters

beating², shudder², pulsate

8 letters

pounding²

9 letters

pulsation, palpitate³

11 letters

palpitation⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shiver² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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