death throes
noun/ˈdeθ θrəʊz/
/ˈdeθ θrəʊz/
[plural]- the final stages of something just before it comes to an end
- The regime is now in its death throes.
- witnessing the death throes of car manufacturing in Britain
- By 1740 European feudalism was in its death throes.
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- violent pains and movements at the moment of death
- The shock of seeing the bull in its death throes was worse than I anticipated.
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