THROE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • severe spasm of pain
   Usage Example(s)
   • the throes of dying
   • the throes of childbirth
   Hypernyms(s) throe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • agony (what does agony mean?)
   • suffering (what does suffering mean?)
   • excruciation (what does excruciation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • hard or painful trouble or struggle
   Usage Example(s)
   • a country in the throes of economic collapse
   Hypernyms(s) throe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • distress (what does distress mean?)