As a Noun: 1. An unpleasant feeling you have in your body because you are ill or have been hurt. English = pain. 2. A series of strong beats or dull pains in your body. English = throb. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To be in or experience an unpleasant feeling in your body because you are ill or have been hurt; (be) in pain. 2. To feel a series of strong beats or dull pains in your body. English = throb.