throes

throes
noun
violent pangs of suffering
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death throes

• Hypernyms: ↑suffering, ↑hurt

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▶ plural noun the throes of childbirth: AGONY, pain, pangs, suffering, torture; poetic/literary travail.
■ in the throes of IN THE MIDDLE OF, in the process of, in the midst of, busy with, occupied with, taken up with/by, involved in; struggling with, wrestling with, grappling with.

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throes UK [θrəʊz] US [θroʊz] noun
Phrases: death throes of something ▪ final throes of something ▪ in the throes of something ▪ last throes of something

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[THrōz]
plural n. intense or violent pain and struggle, esp. accompanying birth, death, or great change

he convulsed in his death throes

- in the throes of
Origin:
Middle English throwe (singular); perhaps related to Old English thrēa, thrawu ‘calamity’, influenced by thrōwian ‘suffer’

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/ˈθroʊz/ noun [plural]
: painful emotions, sensations, or feelings

She was suffering the throes [=pangs] of remorse.

the throes of childbirth

death throes

in the throes of
: experiencing (something painful)

She met him while he was in the throes of a messy divorce.

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throes [θrəʊz] [θroʊz] noun plural
violent pains, especially at the moment of death

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The creature went into its death throes.

Idiom: ↑in the throes of of doing something  
Word Origin:
[throes] Middle English throwe (singular); perhaps related to Old English thrēa, thrawu ‘calamity’, influenced by thrōwian ‘suffer’.

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  • throes — [ θrouz ] noun the final/last/death throes of something the last stages of something, just before it ends, usually when it is ending badly: the last throes of my career in the throes of something 1. ) involved in a difficult or unpleasant… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • throes — [θrəuz US θrouz] n [plural] [: Old English; Origin: thrag time ] in the throes of sth formal in the middle of a very difficult situation ▪ a country in the throes of a profound economic crisis →↑death throes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • throes — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ intense or violent pain and struggle. ● in the throes of Cf. ↑in the throes of ORIGIN perhaps related to an Old English word meaning «calamity» …   English terms dictionary

  • throes — as in to be in the throes of, is spelt in this way, and should be distinguished from throws as a part of the verb throw …   Modern English usage

  • throes — [[t]θro͟ʊz[/t]] 1) N PLURAL: usu prep N, N of n 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. [FORMAL] ...when the country… …   English dictionary

  • throes — n. in the throes (in the throes of a severe economic crisis) * * * in the throes (in the throes of a severe economic crisis) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • throes — noun (plural) in the throes of in the middle of a very difficult situation: a country in the throes of a profound economic crisis see also: death throes …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • throes — UK [θrəʊz] / US [θroʊz] noun the final/last/death throes of something the last stages of something, just before it ends, usually when it is ending badly the last throes of my career in the throes of something …   English dictionary

  • throes — [θrəʊz] plural noun intense or violent pain and struggle: he convulsed in his death throes. Phrases in the throes of struggling in the midst of. Origin ME throwe (sing.); perh. related to OE thrēa, thrawu calamity , influenced by thrōwian suffer …   English new terms dictionary

  • throes — plural noun the throes of childbirth in the throes of Syn: agony, pain, pangs, spasms, torment, suffering, torture; literary travail …   Thesaurus of popular words

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