dull
steady
the steady throb of the engine

bass
the opening bass throbs of the song

feel, hear

throb of
a throb of pain

painfully
The vein at his temple throbbed angrily.

begin to, start to
make sth
The noise made my head throb.

with
Her head throbbed with pain.

Throb is used with these nouns as the subject:
ache, head, heart, pain, temple, vein