How do you say “throb” in Vietnamese?

“Throb” in Vietnamese is phập phồng (to inflate and deflate).

Vietnamese words for “throb”

• phập phồngListenverb
  Hanoi [fəp̚˧˨ʔ fəwŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [fəp̚˨˩˨ fəwŋ͡m˨˩]phập heavy phồng falling

  to inflate and deflate

  for “throb” meaning: To pound or beat rapidly or violently.

Related Vietnamese words

• đậpListenverb

  to smash; to bang; to strike

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.