Thesaurus results for THROBBED

throbbed

verb

past tense of throb

as in vibrated

to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner the car's stereo speakers throbbing with the song's bass line

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Recent Examples of throbbed There have been plenty of times when my feet throbbed after hours of sightseeing. — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026 My calves and thighs often throbbed, my waist ached and my knees swelled. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026 Her hand and arm cramped, her shoulder ached, and her knee throbbed, all while the rain soaked through their clothes. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026 The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents. — Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025

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Phones across the Pirriwee Peninsula vibrated ecstatically with the ping-ping-ping of parent WhatsApp group notifications.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Inside Lee Arena, a palpable energy vibrated through the crowd.

— Latif Love July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Definition of vibrated

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Docs can also use vascular lasers, specifically pulsed dye lasers (PDL) like the Vbeam, to remove these with minimal scarring.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 18 Aug. 2026
The manufacturer lists red and near-infrared light, pulsed electromagnetic fields and vibroacoustic sound among the chamber’s components.

— Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of pulsed

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She had been beaten and stabbed inside her home, and her body was then placed in the trunk of her car.

— Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Tysie Gallagher, Terri Harper and Caroline Dubois beat Americans Brandi Robinson, Miranda Reyes and Amelia Moore, respectively, earlier in the night, while Reina Tellez defeated Jessica Barry for the United States’ only victory.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of beat

Verb

Inside the building, the rhythm of an African drumbeat pulsated a few rows of the upper deck, the fans there draped by the flag of Ghana.

— Sam McDowell Updated July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
People raved about the food, much of it sourced from regenerative farms, the young but outstanding staff, and the atmosphere, which pulsated nightly.

— Vassi Chamberlain, Air Mail, 27 June 2026

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