thumping headache

ˈθʌmpɪŋ ˈhɛdeɪk

Definition

Definition of thumping headache - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

very strong pain in the head that feels like pounding

I woke up with a thumping headache this morning.
The noise gave me a thumping headache instantly.
After the long flight, he suffered a thumping headache.

splitting headache

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Expressions with thumping

it's a thumping great book

exp.

very large or heavy book

It's a thumping great book that weighs a ton.

thumping majority

very large number of votes more than others

The party won with a thumping majority.

elect with a thumping majority

choose someone by voting with overwhelming support

The citizens elected her with a thumping majority.

bible-thumping

adj.

showing strong religious beliefs or enthusiasm

The bible-thumping preacher spoke passionately to the crowd.

chest-thumping

boastful or aggressive display of pride or power

The politician's speech was full of chest-thumping.

heart-thumping

adj.

causing excitement or fear

The heart-thumping movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats.

Expressions with headache

someone's headache

pain in the head

Her severe headache kept her from attending the meeting.

real headache

difficult or annoying problem

The broken printer is a real headache at work.

splitting headache

very severe headache causing intense pain

She couldn't concentrate because of a splitting headache.

give me a headache

cause a physical pain in the head

Loud music can give me a headache.

give someone a headache

cause someone to feel physical pain in the head

Loud music gives my sister a headache.

have a splitting headache

suffer from a very strong and painful headache

I have a splitting headache after that loud concert.

headache in the making

situation likely to cause problems

The new policy is a headache in the making for the administration.

that's someone's headache

exp.

problem someone else has to deal with

The late shipment isn’t my problem; that’s Carlos’s headache now.

ice cream headache

headache from eating something cold quickly

She got an ice cream headache after eating her sundae too fast.

red wine headache

headache after drinking red wine, often with nausea

She often gets a red wine headache after dinner.

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French:gros mal de tête, ...
German:hämmernde Kopfschmerzen, ...
Italian:forte mal di testa, ...
Spanish:jaqueca terrible, ...
Portuguese:dor de cabeça latejante, ...
Chinese:剧烈头痛, ...
Japanese:ズキズキする頭痛, ...
Arabic:صُداع شَديد, ...
Hebrew:כְּאֵב רֹאשׁ פּוֹעֵם, ...
Russian:сильная головная боль, ...
Ukrainian:сильний головний біль, ...
Hindi:धड़कता सिरदर्द, ...
Bengali:মাথাব্যথা, ...
Catalan:mal de cap punxant, ...
Czech:pulzující bolest hlavy, ...
Danish:dunkende hovedpine, ...
Dutch:bonkende hoofdpijn, ...
Greek:έντονος πονοκέφαλος, ...
Hungarian:lüktető fejfájás, ...
Khmer:ឈឺក្បាលខ្លាំងដូចគេវាយដំ, ...
Korean:지끈거리는 두통, ...
Persian:سردرد ضربان‌دار, ...
Polish:pulsujący ból głowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):dor de cabeça latejante, ...
Romanian:durere de cap puternică, ...
Swedish:bultande huvudvärk, ...
Thai:อาการปวดหัวตุบๆ, ...
Turkish:zonklayan baş ağrısı, ...
Vietnamese:cơn đau đầu dữ dội, ...

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