| Main Entry: | throb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pulsate, beat |
Synonyms: |
flutter, palpitate, pitpat, pound, pulse, resonate, thrill, thump, tingle, tremble, twitter, vibrate |
| Main Entry: | ache |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sore feeling; dull pain |
Synonyms: |
anguish, hurt, misery, pang, pounding, smarting, soreness, spasm, suffering, throb, throbbing, throe, twinge |
| Notes: | a pain is something that hurts; an ache is a prolonged dull pain |
Antonyms: |
comfort, ease, health, relief |
| Main Entry: | ache |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feeling soreness or dull pain, often physical |
Synonyms: |
be sore, hurt, pain, pound, smart, suffer, throb, twinge |
| Main Entry: | beat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | throbbing |
Synonyms: |
cadence, cadency, flow, flutter, measure, meter, oscillation, palpitation, pound, pressure, pulsation, pulse, quake, quiver, rhyme, rhythm, ripple, shake, surge, swell, swing, throb, thump, tick, undulation, vibration |
| Main Entry: | beat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throb |
Synonyms: |
agitate, alternate, bob, bounce, buffet, flap, flicker, fluctuate, flutter, heave, jerk, jounce, oscillate, palpitate, pitch, pound, pulsate, pulse, quake, quaver, quiver, ripple, shake, shiver, swing, thrill, throb, thump, tremble, twitch, undulate, vibrate, writhe |
| Main Entry: | cadence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rhythm |
Synonyms: |
accent, beat, count, inflection, intonation, lilt, measure, meter, modulation, pulse, rhythmus, swing, tempo, throb |
| Main Entry: | drum |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beat, tap a beat |
Synonyms: |
boom*, pulsate, rap, reverberate, roar, strum, tattoo, throb, thrum, thunder* |
| Main Entry: | flutter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wave rapidly, flap |
Synonyms: |
agitate, bat, beat, dance, drift, flicker, flit, flitter, flop, fluctuate, hover, lop, oscillate, palpitate, pulsate, quaver, quiver, ripple, ruffle, shake, shiver, swing, throb, tremble, vibrate, wiggle, wobble |
| Main Entry: | heave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discharge with force; expel from digestive system by mouth |
Synonyms: |
billow, breathe, cast, dilate, disgorge, exhale, expand, gag, groan, huff, palpitate, pant, puff, puke, retch, rise, sign, sob, spew, spit up, surge, suspire, swell, throb, throw up, upchuck, vomit |
| Main Entry: | hum |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | buzz, vibrate |
Synonyms: |
bombilate, bombinate, bum, bumble, croon, drone, moan, mumble, murmur, purr, rustle, sing, sing low, sound, strum, throb, thrum, trill, warble, whir, whisper, zoom |