Throe - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |θrəʊ|  American pronunciation of the word throe
Brit.  |θrəʊ|  British pronunciation of the word throe

noun

- 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

Extra examples

...collapsed in the throes of agony...

...that third-world country is caught up in the throes of a democratic revolution...

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