throes
throes / [unvoicedth]rōz/ • pl. n. intense or violent pain and struggle, esp. accompanying birth, death, or great change: he convulsed in his death throes.PHRASES: in the throes of in the middle of doing or dealing with something very difficult or painful: a friend was in the throes of a divorce.
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