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Throe

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Noun

1. throe

severe spasm of pain

Example Sentences:
'the throes of dying'
'the throes of childbirth'

2. throe

hard or painful trouble or struggle

Example Sentences:
'a country in the throes of economic collapse'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Throe

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noun
rare
a pang or pain

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Throe

see synonyms of throe
noun
a spasm or pang of pain
usually used in pl.
the throes of childbirth, death throes

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Throe

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n.
1. often throes A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth. See Synonyms at pain.
2. throes A condition of extreme difficulty or trouble: a country in the throes of economic collapse.

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