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death throes
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death throes
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death throes
noun
death throes
noun
Learner's definition of DEATH THROES
[
plural
]
:
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
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often used figuratively
the
death throes
of a failing industry
a sinking ship
in its death throes
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