throbbing

nouns

an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

"he felt a throbbing in his head"

pounding, throb, throbbing

is derived from

a sound with a strong rhythmic beat

"the throbbing of the engines"

throbbing

is a type of (narrower)

the sudden occurrence of an audible event

"the sound awakened them"

pounding or beating strongly or violently

"a throbbing pain"; "the throbbing engine of the boat"

throbbing

is similar to

recurring with measured regularity

"the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"