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The sea moaned—more than moaned—among the boulders below the ruins, a throe of its tide being timed to regular intervals.
Sneak had hastily brought thither his effects, and without a throe of regret abandoned his house for ever to the owls.
A throe of anguish caused her to concentrate her strength with one grand effort, and the rope that held her right hand parted.
Pang, pang, n. a violent but not long-continued pain: a sudden and bitter feeling of sorrow: a throe.
Every throe of the sick girl seemed to penetrate her own body.
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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to throe, such as: agony, ache, anguish, disorder, pang, and spasm.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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