noun [ pl. ]
1.
the final stages of sth just before it comes to an end :
The regime is now in its death throes.
2.
violent pains and movements at the moment of death
noun [ pl. ]
1.
the final stages of sth just before it comes to an end :
The regime is now in its death throes.
2.
violent pains and movements at the moment of death
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005