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   throes
   [n] - violent pangs of suffering
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=throes
   
   
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   throes
   noun violent pangs of suffering; `death throes`
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=throes
   
   
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   throes
   throe, throes 1. A violent spasm or pang; paroxysm. 2. A sharp attack of emotion. 3. Any violent convulsion or struggle; such as, a condition of agonizing struggle or trouble: a country in the throes of economic collapse. The agony of death, or the pains of childbirth. 4. Etymology: from Middle E...
   Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2743/17
   
   
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   throes
   1) Hurt 2) Painful state 3) Pangs of pain 4) Paroxysms 5) Sharp emotional attacks 6) Spasms 7) Suffering 8) Violent pangs 9) Violent pangs of suffering 10) Violent struggle 11) Violent struggles 12) Violent upheaval
   Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/throes/1
   
   

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