throbbing
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈθɹɑbɪŋ// UK //θɹˈɒbɪŋ// throb·bing
adj. feeling a strong, regular beat, usually because of pain or a lot of energy. You use this to describe a headache or loud music that you can feel in your body.
adj. beating, pulsating, or vibrating with a strong, rhythmic intensity. Often used to describe physical pain or loud, low-frequency sounds; frequently appears as a participial adjective after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'be'.
I have a throbbing headache after that long meeting.
The loud, throbbing bass from the party next door made it impossible for me to sleep.
She sat in the quiet room, acutely aware of the throbbing ache in her ankle and the rhythmic ticking of the clock on the wall.
Usage
Commonly used both before a noun (attributive) and after a linking verb (predicative).