throe, n.
(throes)
freq. cnt. 1
severe spasm of pain
<noun.state>
freq. cnt.: 1
freq. cnt.: 1
throe
sample sentences
"the throes of dying"
"the throes of childbirth"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hard or painful trouble or struggle
<noun.state>
throe
sample sentences
"a country in the throes of economic collapse"
semantic pointers
hypernym