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Throbbed vs Pulsed - What's the difference?

throbbed | pulsed |

As verbs the difference between throbbed and pulsed

is that throbbed is (throb) while pulsed is (pulse).

As an adjective pulsed is

producing, or consisting of pulses (short bursts).

throbbed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (throb)

  • throb

    English

    Verb

    (throbb)
  • 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.
  • Derived terms

    * throbbingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A beating, vibration or palpitation
  • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2 , 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}}

    Derived terms

    * throbber * heartthrob

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    pulsed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pulse)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Producing, or consisting of pulses (short bursts)
  • Derived terms

    * pulsed column * pulsed Doppler * pulsed energy weapon