heart throb
- noun
- /hɑrt θrɑb/
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palpitación
- The news made her heart throb with a mix of anxiety and hope.
Examples
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I felt my heart throb, imagining it was about to burst.
Fiction book (1999) -
Medium to olive complexions: "Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick in Backstage Bambi is a hot pink that will make your heart throb.
Blog text (4) -
So where's my heart throb?
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He makes my heart throb...
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I could feel my heart throb with excitement when I saw her at the party.
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As he opened the letter, his heart throbbed with both nerves and anticipation.
Synonyms
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2.3
The regular beat you feel in your wrist or neck from the heart
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2.3
The regular movement or sound of the heart as it pumps blood
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7.5
A strong, fast, or irregular heartbeat you can feel in your chest
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5.6
A regular strong beat you feel in your wrist or neck when the heart beats
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4.1
A quick nervous feeling in your chest when you are excited
A regular throbbing in an artery when the heart pumps blood
A pulsing, throbbing feeling in the body like a heartbeat
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'heart' (the pumping organ) with 'throb' (a strong, regular pulsing), so a learner who knows both words can infer a strong or rapid beating of the heart. This noun–noun composition follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and does not involve idiomatic or metaphorical shift, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Heart throb comes from the simple image of your heart giving a strong throb — beating fast and hard when you feel a strong emotion. That's why it means 'a strong, rapid beating of the heart', often from excitement or anxiety.