throe

[ throh ]

/ θroʊ /

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noun

a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.

a sharp attack of emotion.

throes,

any violent convulsion or struggle: the throes of battle.
the agony of death.
the pains of childbirth.

Origin of throe

1150–1200; Middle English throwe, alteration of thrawe (-o- from Old English thrōwian to suffer, be in pain), Old English thrawu; cognate with Old Norse thrā (in līkthrā leprosy)

SYNONYMS FOR throe

3a upheaval, tumult, chaos, turmoil.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH throe

throe , throw

Words nearby throe

throat seizing, throatwash, throaty, throb, Throckmorton, throe, throes, thrombase, thrombasthenia, thrombectomy, thrombin

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Example sentences from the Web for throe

Pang, pang, n. a violent but not long-continued pain: a sudden and bitter feeling of sorrow: a throe.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
A throe of anguish caused her to concentrate her strength with one grand effort, and the rope that held her right hand parted.
Shadow, the Mysterious Detective|Police Captain Howard
A tremor, a throe of the senses, ran through the assembly as through a single body.
Tales of Mean Streets|Arthur Morrison
Sneak had hastily brought thither his effects, and without a throe of regret abandoned his house for ever to the owls.
Wild Western Scenes|John Beauchamp Jones

Eunice shut her eyes in a throe of memory that ploughed deep pain-lines in her visage.
Jessamine|Marion Harland

British Dictionary definitions for throe

throe

/ (θrəʊ) /

noun

rare a pang or pain

Word Origin for throe

Old English thrāwu threat; related to Old High German drawa threat, Old Norse thrā desire, thrauka to endure

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Idioms and Phrases with throe

throe

see in the throes.

单词	throe
释义	throe [ throh ] / θroʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR throe ON THESAURUS.COM noun a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm. a sharp attack of emotion. throes, any violent convulsion or struggle: the throes of battle. the agony of death. the pains of childbirth. Origin of throe 1150–1200; Middle English throwe, alteration of thrawe (-o- from Old English thrōwian to suffer, be in pain), Old English thrawu; cognate with Old Norse thrā (in līkthrā leprosy) SYNONYMS FOR throe 3a upheaval, tumult, chaos, turmoil. SEE SYNONYMS FOR throe ON THESAURUS.COM WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH throe throe , throw Words nearby throe throat seizing, throatwash, throaty, throb, Throckmorton, throe, throes, thrombase, thrombasthenia, thrombectomy, thrombin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for throe Pang, pang, n. a violent but not long-continued pain: a sudden and bitter feeling of sorrow: a throe. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various A throe of anguish caused her to concentrate her strength with one grand effort, and the rope that held her right hand parted. Shadow, the Mysterious Detective\|Police Captain Howard A tremor, a throe of the senses, ran through the assembly as through a single body. Tales of Mean Streets\|Arthur Morrison Sneak had hastily brought thither his effects, and without a throe of regret abandoned his house for ever to the owls. Wild Western Scenes\|John Beauchamp Jones Eunice shut her eyes in a throe of memory that ploughed deep pain-lines in her visage. Jessamine\|Marion Harland British Dictionary definitions for throe throe / (θrəʊ) / noun rare a pang or pain Word Origin for throe Old English thrāwu threat; related to Old High German drawa threat, Old Norse thrā desire, thrauka to endure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with throe throe see in the throes. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to throe agony, turmoil, anguish, pang, struggle, ache, disorder, spasm
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throe

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noun

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