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    throes - Dictionary definition and meaning for word throes

    Definition
    (noun) violent pangs of suffering
    Example Sentence
    • death throes
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for throes

THROE is pronounced like throw ..so you throw things at someone when you become violent in PAIN/ANGUISH.

this word sounds like throwes...so if a person in voilent anguish..he throwes up everything whatever comes in front of him...

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Throes and Woes both refer to pain. While throes means pangs of pain, woes refer to deep pain caused by great sorrow (it generally causes a heart ache).

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