throbbing
Example Sentences
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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
She told me I may see her third eye throbbing there when she entered her trance.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
On the second track, “Bumpy,” what sounds like a sonic rendering of an exploding box of crayons leads to a throbbing pulse that could be a sentient computer’s ticking heart.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
“Yes, yes,” said I, “I can walk. I have no hurt but in this throbbing arm.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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