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death throe

  • /ˈdɛθ θɹoʊ/

noun death throes

  1. in plural Struggle that is followed by death.
  2. in plural The final movements or sounds, often erratic, of a living being as it dies. In her death throes, she made a sound and reached outward.
  3. figuratively, in plural The final actions or output of a machine or other object before it ceases to function. As part of its death throes, the printer made a grinding sound and then never worked again.

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noun struggle that is followed by death

Españolúltimo coletazo
Françaisagonie
DeutschTodeszuckung

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"death throe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/death%20throe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{death_throe_2026,
  title = {death throe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/death%20throe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}