Definitions for throe
θroʊthroe

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. throenoun

   severe spasm of pain

   "the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth"

2. throenoun

   hard or painful trouble or struggle

   "a country in the throes of economic collapse"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. throenoun

   severe spasm of pain, especially near the moment of death

2. Etymology: From throwe, perhaps from þrea, thrawu.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Throenoun

   Etymology: from ðrowian , to suffer, Saxon.

   1. The pain of travail; the anguish of bringing children: it is likewise written throw.

   Lucina lent not me her bed,
   But took me in my throes. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   My womb pregnant, and now excessive grown,
   Prodigious motion felt and rueful throes. John Milton.

   Not knowing ’twas my labour, I complain
   Of sudden shootings, and of grinding pains,
   My throes come thicker and my cries increas’d. Dryden.

   Reflect on that day, when earth shall be again in travail with her sons, and at one fruitful throe bring forth all the generations of learned and unlearned, noble and ignoble dust. John Rogers, Sermons.

   2. Any extreme agony; the final and mortal struggle.

   O man! have mind of that most bitter throe,
   For as the tree does fall so lies it ever low. Fairy Qu.

   To ease them of their griefs,
   Their fears of hostile strokes, their aches, losses,
   Their pangs of love, with other incident throes,
   That nature’s fragile vessel doth sustain
   In life’s uncertain voyage, I will do
   Some kindness to them. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

2. To Throeverb

   To put in agonies.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The setting of thine eye and cheek proclaim a birth,
   Which throes thee much to yield. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

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1. throe

   A throe is a severe pang or spasm of pain, often referred to when describing physical or emotional suffering. It can also describe a condition of intense difficulty, struggle, or effort.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Throenoun

   extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition

2. Throenoun

   a tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow

3. Throeverb

   to struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize

4. Throeverb

   to put in agony

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Throe

   thrō, n. suffering, pain: agony: the pains of childbirth.—v.i. to be in agony.—v.t. to put in agony. [A.S. threá, threáw, suffering—threówan, to suffer.]

Matched Categories

1. • Agony
   • Distress

Anagrams for throe »

1. other

2. thore

3. toher

How to pronounce throe?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of throe in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of throe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=throe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Throe
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=throe
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throe
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=throe