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- [hahrt throb]
- /hɑrt θrɒb/
- /hɑːt θrɒb/
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- [hahrt throb]
- /hɑrt θrɒb/
Definitions of heart-throb word
- noun heart-throb a rapid beat or pulsation of the heart. 1
- noun heart-throb a passionate or sentimental emotion. 1
- noun heart-throb sweetheart. 1
- countable noun heart-throb If you describe a man as a heart-throb, you mean that he is physically very attractive, so that a lot of women fall in love with him. 0
- noun heart-throb an object of infatuation 0
- noun heart-throb a heart beat 0
Information block about the term
Origin of heart-throb
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; heart + throb
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Parts of speech for Heart-throb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heart-throb popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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