throbber

English

Etymology

From throb +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

throbber (plural throbbers)

1. (graphical user interface) A widget consisting of a static image that animates during execution of a task.
2. (slang) An erect penis.
   • 1977, John Ironstone, Orphan, page 102:

     One look at that lifeguard's prong gave me a throbber like a baseball bat — not quite that big, of course, but at least that hard!

   • 2009, Peter Hodgson, Critical Murder, page 128:

     She could feel his throbber pressing into her womanhood.