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throbbing

[throb-ing] / ˈθrɒb ɪŋ /














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The song holds next to none of the grinding desire throbbing through most of The Artist’s oeuvre.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

A couple of years ago, a falling durian landed on his shoulder, leaving him with a throbbing pain that acts up now and then.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

He is a throbbing mass of malevolence, turned up — to reference Reiner’s “This Is Spinal Tap” — to 11.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Following the Maytals’ 1968 hit “Do the Reggay,” with its choppy beat, steady rhythm guitar, throbbing bass and wailing horns, Mr. Cliff wrote songs that expressed social and personal themes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

My elbow was throbbing where I’d fallen on it.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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