THROES

Meaning of THROES in English

throes /θrəʊz $ θroʊz/ BrE AmE noun [plural]

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: thrag 'time' ]

in the throes of something formal in the middle of a very difficult situation:

a country in the throes of a profound economic crisis

⇨ ↑ death throes

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

THROES — n. effects of struggle; violent pangs
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THROES — [ θrəʊz ] ■ plural noun intense or violent pain and struggle: he convulsed in his death ~. Phrases in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THROES — throes BrE AmE θrəʊz AmE \ θroʊz (= throws)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THROES — / θrəʊz; NAmE θroʊz/ noun [ pl. ] violent pains, especially at the moment of death : The creature went …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROES — 1. If someone is experiencing something very unpleasant or emotionally painful, you can say that they are in the throes …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROES — 1. If someone is experiencing something very unpleasant or emotionally painful, you can say that they are in the ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THROES — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES death throes ▪ The peace pact seems to be in its death throes . in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THROES — [plural] [noun] - in the throes of in the process of doing something which is difficult, unpleasant or painfulThe country …
Cambridge English vocab
THROES
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THROES — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
THROES — noun Throes is used after these nouns: ↑ death
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THROES — • ↑ be in the throes of
Longman Activator English vocab
THROES — n. 25B6; plural noun the throes of childbirth : AGONY, pain, pangs, suffering, torture; poetic/literary travail. 25A0; in the throes …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THROES — n. in the ~ (in the ~ of a severe economic crisis)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
THROES — others
Anagrams English vocabulary
THROES — (мн.ч.)муки (мн.ч.) агония родовые муки (мн.ч.)
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THROES — Агония
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THROES — n. родовые муки
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THROES — n. родовые муки
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THROES — (мн.ч.)муки (мн.ч.) агония родовые муки (мн.ч.)
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DEATH THROES — ˈdeath throes BrE AmE noun [plural] 1 . the final stages before something fails or ends: The peace pact seems …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH THROES — also death-throes 1. The death throes of something are its final stages, just before it fails completely or ends. ( …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH THROES — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The regime seems to be in its death throes . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THROE — I. ˈthrō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English throwe, alteration (influenced by throwen to suffer, from Old English thrōwian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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THROE — сущ.; обыкн. мн. 1) сильная боль Syn : pain 2) агония обыкн. pl спазмы; судорога; сильная боль - in the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THROE — throe.ogg θrəʋ n обыкн. pl 1. 1> спазмы; судорога; сильная боль in the throes - в муках in the throes …
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THROE — n обыкн. pl 1. 1> спазмы; судорога; сильная боль in the throes - в муках in the throes of violent …
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THROE — сущ.; обыкн. мн. 1) сильная боль Syn : pain 2) агония обыкн. pl спазмы; судорога; сильная боль - in the …
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