Throbby

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    throbbing

    "My heart did a throbby flip-flop when the buzzer sounded at last. It was all very well to ask a girl to my hotel suite, but I was new to such stuff[…]"

Example

More examples

"My heart did a throbby flip-flop when the buzzer sounded at last. It was all very well to ask a girl to my hotel suite, but I was new to such stuff[…]"

Etymology

From throb + -y.

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