throes

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If you are in the throes of doing or experiencing something, especially something difficult, you are busy doing it or are deeply involved in it. The country is in the throes of a general election see also death throes. in the throes of sth in the middle of a very difficult situation
If someone is experiencing something very unpleasant or emotionally painful, you can say that they are in the throes of it, especially when it is in its final stages. when the country was going through the final throes of civil war
plural of throe
{i} effects of struggle; violent pangs
violent pangs of suffering; "death throes
violent pangs of suffering; "death throes"
throes of birth
suffering of childbirth, labor, contractions, labor pains
throes of travail
suffering of childbirth, labor, contractions, labor pains
death throes
plural form of death throe
throe
severe spasm of pain, especially near the moment of death

As if her heart had cried aloud:.

throe
{n} the pain of childbearing, pain, agony
throe
{v} to put in agonies, pain, shoot, beat
death throes
spasms suffered by a dying person
death throes
If a person or animal is in their death throes, they are dying and making violent, uncontrolled movements, usually because they are suffering great pain
death throes
The death throes of something are its final stages, just before it fails completely or ends
throe
To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize
throe
A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow
throe
hard or painful trouble or struggle; "a country in the throes of economic collapse"
throe
severe spasm of pain; "the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth"
throe
severe spasm of pain; "the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth" hard or painful trouble or struggle; "a country in the throes of economic collapse
throe
severe spasm of pain
throe
hard or painful trouble or struggle; "a country in the throes of economic collapse
throe
To put in agony
throe
Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition
throe
{i} violent pangs; torturous struggle, suffering
throes

    Turkish pronunciation

    thrōz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈᴛʜrōz/ /ˈθroʊz/

    Etymology

    [ 'thrO ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English thrawe, throwe, from Old English thrawu, thrEa threat, pang; akin to Old High German drawa threat.
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