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heartthrob

UK/ˈhɑːtˌθɹɒb//ˈhɑɹtˌθɹɑb/

heartthrob noun: a heartbeat.

Noun

heartthrob (plural heartthrobs)

  1. A heartbeat.
  2. The object of one’s desires or infatuation; a sweetheart.
  3. A handsome male celebrity.
    • And really, Michael Jackson is a more fitting aspiration for the similarly sexless would-be-former teen heartthrob, who’s compared himself to the late King Of Pop (perhaps a bit prematurely) on several occasions and sings in a Jackson-like croon over a sample of “We’ve Got A Good Thing Going” on...2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020

Forms of heartthrob

pluralheartthrobs
alternative formheart-throb
alternative form (obsolete)heart throb

Origin of heartthrob

From heart + throb.

Words that rhyme with heartthrob

20 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about heartthrob

What does heartthrob mean?
Heartthrob means a heartbeat.
What part of speech is heartthrob?
Heartthrob is a noun.
How do you pronounce heartthrob?
Heartthrob is pronounced /ˈhɑːtˌθɹɒb/ (UK).
What is the plural of heartthrob?
The plural of heartthrob is heartthrobs.

Words near heartthrob in the dictionary

  1. heartstricken
  2. heartstring
  3. heartstrings
  4. heartstruck
  5. heartswelling
  6. heartthrob
  7. heartthrobby
  8. heartthrobs
  9. heartward
  10. heartware
  11. heartwarmer

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