throb
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Nicole took the first lead, and it went smoothly for the first ten minutes, discounting the wind, the stinging rain, and Chase’s throbbing front tooth, which the pain pills had done nothing to help.
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River water streamed from his nose, and his head pounded with a dull aching throb.
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Sometimes throbbing headaches stopped her from reading and writing.
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Bending over to hold his throbbing sides, he listened carefully.
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An unpleasant feeling zinged from the boy’s chest up to his head, which throbbed, and back down to his feet, which tingled.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.