heart-throbbing

adjective

With the heart beating quickly from exertion or emotional reaction to a situation; causing the heart to beat so.

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Meanings

adjectiveheart-throbbing (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWith the heart beating quickly from exertion or emotional reaction to a situation; causing the heart to beat so.

    [A]t first the slightest suggestion of approach drove us into the scullery in heart-throbbing retreat.

    1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 217

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APA

heart-throbbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart-throbbing

MLA

“heart-throbbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart-throbbing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heart-throbbing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart-throbbing.

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