Definition Definition

throe - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'throe' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Throe [ n.]
- Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition.
- A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.
2 . Throe [ v. i.]
- To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.
3 . Throe [ v. t.]
- To put in agony.

Meaning of 'throe' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . throe [ n]
Meaning (1):
- hard or painful trouble or struggle
Example in sentence:
  • a country in the throes of economic collapse
Meaning (2):
- severe spasm of pain
Example in sentence:
  • the throes of childbirth;
  • the throes of dying

Nearby Words:

thracian thrack thrackscat thraldom thrall thrall-less thrall-like thralldom thranite thrapple

See 'throe' also in:

Dictionary.com Google Translator Wikipedia.com Merriam Webster

Categories

Browse Dictionary