English Explanatory Dictionary

death throe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Struggle that is followed by death.
  2. The final movements or sounds, often erratic, of a living being as it dies.
  3. The final actions or output of a machine or other object before it ceases to function.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛθ θɹoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-death throe.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-death throe.wav

Word forms

death throe death throes

Related words

on one's last legs in articulo mortis at death's door death rattle
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