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What is the difference between pounding and throbbing?
What is the difference between pounding and throbbing?
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maybe asking in relation to headaches? :-D
anyway, pounding means hitting something hard repeatedly, while throbbing means pulsating -- like when your heart pumps, the blood vessels near the surface of your skin can be seen throbbing.
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@englanti but i have seem them used as: my chest is throbbing/pounding, like when someone is excited or nervous, do they mean the same?
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@Bauti ah yes, usually people will say "my heart is pounding" to indicate excitement or fear; throbbing is usually associated more with lust or love ( eg. an idiom for an attractive person -- usually male -- is "heartthrob" ).
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@englanti hello would you mind helping me with English? thankyou ^^ and nice to meet you.
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@kakoa sure, i like to help, but if you wish to communicate outside of HiNative, you'll have to figure it out -- i'm not willing to publish my private contact info on most services. ;-(
you could use a disposable email service to get the ball rolling, but be careful, an impostor could contact you claiming to be me, etc.
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@kakoa okay! "nectarines are better than peaches" ( see email ) ;-)
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