Pulsate vs. Throb

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.
Pulsateverb
expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically;
The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged itThrobnoun
A beating, vibration or palpitation
Pulsateverb
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion;
the city pulsated with music and excitementThrobnoun
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 tubeThrobnoun
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart);
he felt a throbbing in his headThrobverb
pulsate or pound with abnormal force;
my head is throbbingHer heart was throbbingThrobverb
expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically;
The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged itThrobverb
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement