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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a throb" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a pulsating sensation, often related to pain or a heartbeat.
Example: "After the long run, I felt a throb in my legs that reminded me I needed to stretch."
Alternatives: "a pulse" or "a beat".
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There's a throb in my deltoid.
A throb in his bad leg when he moves.
Hearing this, Tony had felt a "throb of vindication".
What happens is what Nabokov described as a throb.
It's a villain's line, but one that carries a throb of multiple meanings.
Yet still in his breast not a throb, of shame feeling!
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A trill of a thrill, a nascent throb of specialness?
In medicine, a pulse is something regular – a predictable throb of blood through veins, produced by a beating heart.
You feel a subtle throb in your right temple, a touch of nausea and a sense of edginess.
There would be a mighty throb of urgings for a concerted U.S. response.
The voice is one of darkish hue, with an affecting timbre and a mild throb.
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