1. Violent pangs of suffering
   "death throes"

1. Severe spasm of pain
   "the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth" 
2. Hard or painful trouble or struggle
   "a country in the throes of economic collapse"

Sounds like: throws

Type of: agony, distress, excruciation, hurt, suffering

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