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throes
throe T0188500 (thrō)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.
[Middle English throwe, thrawe, partly from Old English thrāwu, variant of thrēa, chastisement, affliction, pang, and probably also partly from Old English thōwian, to suffer, and partly from Old Norse thrā, hard struggle.]throes (θrəʊz) pl n1. (Pathology) a condition of violent pangs, pain, or convulsions: death throes. 2. in the throes of struggling with great effort with: a country in the throes of revolution. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | throes - violent pangs of suffering; "death throes"hurt, suffering - feelings of mental or physical pain |
throesplural noun pains, spasms, pangs, fit, stabs, convulsions, paroxysm The animal twitched in its final death throes.in the throes of something in the midst of, in the process of, suffering from, struggling with, wrestling with, toiling with, anguished by, agonized by, in the pangs of The country is in the throes of a general election.TranslationsIdiomsSeethroethroes
Related to throes: death throesSynonyms for throesnoun painsSynonyms- pains
- spasms
- pangs
- fit
- stabs
- convulsions
- paroxysm
phrase in the throes of somethingSynonyms- in the midst of
- in the process of
- suffering from
- struggling with
- wrestling with
- toiling with
- anguished by
- agonized by
- in the pangs of
Words related to throesnoun violent pangs of sufferingRelated Words |