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heartthrob definition

heart·throb (-t̸hräb′)

noun

  1. the heartbeat
  2. ☆ Slang
    1. tender or mawkish emotion: usually used in pl.
    2. a sweetheart

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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