Throb vs Oscillate - What's the difference?
throb | oscillate | Related terms |
To pound or beat rapidly or violently
To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm
# (of a body part) To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.
A beating, vibration or palpitation
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, My bosom was now bare, and rising in the warmest throbs , presented to his sight and feeling the firm hard swell of a pair of young breasts, such as may be imagin'd of a girl not sixteen, fresh out of the country}}
To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.
To vary above and below a mean value.
Throb is a related term of oscillate.
In lang=en terms the difference between throb and oscillate
is that throb is to vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm while oscillate is to vary above and below a mean value.As verbs the difference between throb and oscillate
is that throb is to pound or beat rapidly or violently while oscillate is to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.As a noun throb
is a beating, vibration or palpitation.throb
English
Verb
(throbb)Derived terms
* throbbinglyNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* throbber * heartthrobAnagrams
*oscillate
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Verb
(oscillat)- A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer.
- The mood for change oscillated from day to day.