death throe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Meanings
- (in-plural) Struggle that is followed by death.
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(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.
One thing, however, was certain, the death throes ceased - at first I thought because he had got beyond them, and crossed the awful river.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
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(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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| death throes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
at death's door · death rattle · on one's last legs · in articulo mortis
Translations (13)
nn dødskamp (struggle that is followed by death) · eo agonio (struggle that is followed by death) · fr agonie (struggle that is followed by death) · nl doodsstrijd (struggle that is followed by death) · es último coletazo (struggle that is followed by death) · hu haláltusa (struggle that is followed by death) · sv dödsryckning (struggle that is followed by death) · ga arraing an bháis (struggle that is followed by death) · fi kuolinkamppailu (struggle that is followed by death) · de Todeszuckung (struggle that is followed by death) · pl agonia (struggle that is followed by death) · hy հոգեվարք (struggle that is followed by death) · nb dødskamp (struggle that is followed by death)