Throes
noun
1.
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
2.
a sharp attack of emotion.
3.
throes.
any violent convulsion or struggle:
the throes of battle.
the agony of death.
the pains of childbirth.
plural noun
1.
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
noun
1.
(rare) a pang or pain
see: in the throes
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