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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: throes /θrəʊz/ pl n - a condition of violent pangs, pain, or convulsions: death throes
- in the throes of ⇒ struggling with great effort with
throe /θroʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Pathologya violent spasm.
- throes, [plural]
- any violent struggle:a country in the throes of a rebellion.
- the agony of death:in death throes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024throe (thrō),USA pronunciation n. - Pathologya violent spasm or pang;
paroxysm. - a sharp attack of emotion.
- throes:
- any violent convulsion or struggle:the throes of battle.
- the agony of death.
- Pathologythe pains of childbirth.
- 1150–1200; Middle English throwe, alteration of thrawe (-o- from Old English thrōwian to suffer, be in pain), Old English thrawu; cognate with Old Norse thrā (in līkthrā leprosy)
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged a. upheaval, tumult, chaos, turmoil.
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