throe
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noun \ˈthrō\Definition of THROE
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plural : a hard or painful struggle <the throes of revolutionary social change — M. D. Geismar>
See Examples of THROE
- <collapsed in the throes of agony>
- <that third-world country is caught up in the throes of a democratic revolution>
Origin of THROE
Middle English thrawe, throwe, from Old English thrawu, thrēa threat, pang; akin to Old High German drawa threat
First Known Use: 13th century
Rhymes with THROE
beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, dough, floe, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, ho, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, oh, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo
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