noun
- plural of throbber; things that throb or pulsate
- animated icons or graphics that indicate loading or processing on a computer
Usage: computing; informal
Examples
- The patient complained of severe throbbers in his temples.
- Her headaches felt like painful throbbers behind her eyes.
- The website displayed spinning throbbers while the page loaded.
- Multiple throbbers appeared on screen during the software update.
- The old dial-up connection showed throbbers for several minutes.
- She waited impatiently as the throbbers indicated the file was uploading.