Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun throbbing

2 senses of throbbing

Sense 1
throb, throbbing, pounding -- (an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head")
       => pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat -- (the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart")

Sense 2
throbbing -- (a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines")
       => sound -- (the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb throb

3 senses of throb

Sense 1
throb -- (pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing")
       => ache, smart, hurt -- (be the source of pain)

Sense 2
pulsate, throb, pulse -- (expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it")
       => beat, pound, thump -- (move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast")

Sense 3
shudder, shiver, throb, thrill -- (tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement)
       => tremble -- (move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document")

Antonyms of adj throbbing

1 sense of throbbing

Sense 1
throbbing -- (pounding or beating strongly or violently; "a throbbing pain"; "the throbbing engine of the boat")

INDIRECT (VIA rhythmical) -> unrhythmical, unrhythmic -- (not rhythmic; irregular in beat or accent)

Similarity of adj throbbing

1 sense of throbbing

Sense 1
throbbing -- (pounding or beating strongly or violently; "a throbbing pain"; "the throbbing engine of the boat")
       => rhythmical (vs. unrhythmical), rhythmic -- (recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose")