Throb

[imp. & p. p. THROBBED; p. pr. & vb. n. THROBBING.] [Probably contracted from throw up, or allied to Gr. ῥομβεῖν, to make a noise.] To beat, as the heart or pulse, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate.

My heart throbs to know one thing. Shak.

Here may his head live on my throbbing breast. Shak.

Throbbing pain (Med.), a kind of pain which is, or seems to be, caused or augmented by the pulsation of arteries. Dunglison.

n. A beat, or strong pulsation; a violent beating of the heart and arteries; a palpitation.

*Thou talk'st like one who never felt The impatient throbs and longings of a soul That pants and reaches after distant good. Addison.*