Associations to the word «Throe»
Noun
- Convulsion
- Pang
- Agony
- Spasm
- Ecstasy
- Hysteria
- Childbirth
- Grudge
- Anguish
- Death
- Dare
- Delirium
- Struggling
- Dissolution
- Seizure
- Bosom
- Mating
- Passion
- Nightmare
- Tarzan
- Laughter
- Moan
- Madness
- Groan
- Birth
- Lust
- Vulcan
- Earthquake
- Gasp
- Ape
- Moving
- Revolution
- Scream
- Struggle
- Crisis
- Dawn
- Fascination
- Woe
- Depression
- Famine
- Grief
- Rising
- Highness
- Pain
- Fever
- Torture
- Sickness
- Creature
- Endurance
- Echo
- Cry
- Revolt
- Despair
- Suffering
- Belly
- Grasp
- Roar
- Tear
- Nation
Adjective
Wiktionary
THROE, noun. A pang, spasm.
THROE, noun. A hard struggle.
THROE, noun. A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.
THROE, verb. (transitive) To put in agony.
THROE, verb. (intransitive) To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.
Dictionary definition
THROE, noun. Severe spasm of pain; "the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth".
THROE, noun. Hard or painful trouble or struggle; "a country in the throes of economic collapse".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.