throes
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Britannica Dictionary definition of THROES
[plural]
:
painful emotions, sensations, or feelings
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She was suffering the throes [=pangs] of remorse.
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the throes of childbirth
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death throes
in the throes of
:
experiencing (something painful)
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She met him while he was in the throes of a messy divorce.
