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English
Noun
death throe (plural death throes)
- (chiefly in the plural) Struggle that is followed by death.
- (chiefly in the plural) The final movements or sounds, often erratic, of a living being as it dies.
- Uncle Roger, in his death throes, made a sound and reached outward.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:One thing, however, was certain, the death throes ceased - at first I thought because he had got beyond them, and crossed the awful river.
- (figurative, chiefly in the 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.
Translations
struggle that is followed by death
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