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throe
noun
Severe spasm of pain
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θɹəʊ
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noun
Severe spasm of pain
“The throes of dying”
noun
Hard or painful trouble or struggle
“A country in the throes of economic collapse”
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The throes of dying
The throes of childbirth
A country in the throes of economic collapse
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