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Definition of "throes" []

  • Plural form of throe. (noun)

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Use "throes" in a sentence
  • "Too busy thrashing about in throes of existential malaise to so much as look at your Publishing Questions, so please feel free to keep sending."
  • "Inevitably, the heads are tossed back in throes of ecstasy."
  • "A large star in its death throes is leaving a huge, turbulent tail of oxygen, carbon and nitrogen in its wake that makes it look like an immense comet hurtling through space, astronomers said on Wednesday."