Pulsate vs. Throb

Pulsate vs. Throb — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Pulsate and Throb

Pulsateverb

to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat

Throbverb

(intransitive) To pound or beat rapidly or violently

Pulsateverb

to quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music

Throbverb

(intransitive) To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm

Pulsateverb

to produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity

Throbverb

To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.

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Pulsateverb

expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically;

The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it

Throbnoun

A beating, vibration or palpitation

Pulsateverb

move with or as if with a regular alternating motion;

the city pulsated with music and excitement

Throbnoun

a deep pulsating type of pain

Pulsateverb

produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses;

pulse wavesa transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube

Throbnoun

an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart);

he felt a throbbing in his head
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Throbverb

pulsate or pound with abnormal force;

my head is throbbingHer heart was throbbing

Throbverb

expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically;

The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it

Throbverb

tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement