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Answer for the clue "Ached dully ", 8 letters:
throbbed

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See throb

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vb. (en-past of: throb )

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Throb \Throb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Throbbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Throbbing .] [OE. [thorn]robben; of uncertain origin; cf. Russ. trepete a trembling, and E. trepidation.] To beat, or pulsate, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of ...

Usage examples of throbbed.

The powerful coil that had been tightening within her was released sud­denly, and her entire body throbbed with the pulsating waves that raced down her legs to curl her toes and spread upward through her torso in a splash of heat.

Claire's pulse suddenly throbbed, and she glanced down to hide the response that she couldn't control.

His shoulder throbbed, and he doubted that he would be able to lift his arm again.

His shoulder and leg throbbed, but the pain was to be expected, so he ignored it.

Her body still throbbed from his lovemaking, and her pulse was only gradually slowing.

The new scars on his abdomen throbbed at the strain he was putting on them, and sweat broke out on his brow.

She knew that if she made the slightest sign of acquiescence he would take her there, in the cold and snow, and her entire body throbbed with the need to let him do just that.

He slid his mouth down her throat, biting at the sensitive arch, licking the small hollow at the base, where her pulse throbbed visibly.

Her flesh was warm and resilient beneath the thin cotton, and the feel of her made his heart begin a slow, heavy beat His jaw clenched as blood throbbed through his body, pooling in his groin.

She could see every breath that swelled his chest, see the pulse that throbbed at the base of his throat.

The hard bulge of his sex throbbed against the soft yielding of her loins, and she felt an answering throbbing begin deep inside her.

Maris tried to prop herself up on her elbow to take it, but her head throbbed so violently that she sank back against the pillow, wincing with pain as she put her hand to her forehead.

The big beast between his legs throbbed with power as he roared along the narrow winding road, the wind in his hair, leaning his body into the curves with the beast so they were one, animal and machine.

His blood throbbed warmly through his veins as he thought of cupping her bottom in his hands.

When she thought of him, her body throbbed with the need to wrap her legs around him and take him inside her, to cradle his heavy weight, accept and tame the driving need of his masculinity.