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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...

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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throes rhymes with toes... beating with toes gives someone "violent suffering"...

throes somewhat sounds like throat, so when you have a sore throat, you have a throe.

When your GIRL FRIEND THROES(throw) you out of her life it is really PAINFUL to your heart....

Thorns of roses are painful

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