Definition of "in the throes of" []

• Heavily occupied, or busily involved in an important activity. (adverb)

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• "It was the song of E. migratorius in the throes of extermination."
• "Tom Ewell, the nerdy husband in the throes of the seven-year itch, is another American male sorely in need of a sexual cure."
• "A storm shower of kisses moistly covered her face, closing her eyes while Dawn trembled in the throes of growing passion."