throb

 
Pronunciation: /θrɒb/

verb (throbs, throbbing, throbbed)

[no object]
  • beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate steadily: the war drums throbbed figurative the crowded streets throbbed with life
  • feel pain in a series of regular beats: her foot throbbed with pain (as adjective throbbing) a throbbing headache

noun

[usually in singular]
  • a strong, regular beat or sound; a steady pulsation: the throb of the ship’s engines
  • a feeling of pain in a series of regular beats: the dull ache became a throb

Origin:

late Middle English: probably imitative