death throes

noun

: the violent movements and noises that are sometimes made by a person who is about to die

The opera ends with the hero in his death throes.

—often used figuratively

the death throes of a failing industry

Examples of death throes in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For the cocoon to hang around for shockwaves to strike, mass transfer has to occur just a few thousand years before the final explosive death throes of one of the binary stars. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 July 2026

Two other stops provided an up-close look at the death throes of stars. — Rob Pegoraro, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026

Now the revolution is in its death throes. — Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026

Even diminished, both still endure; and even death throes can be made eternal when captured on screen by an idiosyncratic auteur. — Ben Croll, IndieWire, 21 May 2026

Rhymes for death throes

• aloes
• arose
• bestows
• boroughs
• buboes
• cargoes
• cocos
• compos
• compose
• crossbows
• demos
• depose