noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of throe form-of, plural
2. 2
   violent pangs of suffering wordnet

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Example

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"In the throes of delirium, Tom claimed that he was not Tom, but the king of Spain."

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