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throe::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | distress |
a country in the throes of economic collapse.
Examples of throe
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The final throe came on 5 November with a failed attack on the Butte de Warlencourt.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Modernism was the violent death throe of that outlook, but art now has nowhere to go.
From the guardian.co.uk
Today Myanmar could be in the throe of another ethnic war encouraged by outside interferences.
From the economist.com
Indeed, this is a feelings that cause by pain and throe.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
He started in throe vessels gaily bedecked with flags and silk awning and bearing the arms of his country.
From the en.wikipedia.org
New Zealand's final throe is a tree-lined nugget of walking paths, birdlife and unhurried peace, and easily accessed by ferry.
From the independent.co.uk
- 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"
- Severe spasm of pain, especially near the moment of death
