Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To pound or beat rapidly or violently. · To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood. · To exhibit an attitude, trait, or affect powerfully and profoundly.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA beating, vibration or palpitation.
From Middle English throbben; possibly of imitative origin. Cognate with Scots thrab (“to throb”). Compare also drub.
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