- throes of travail
- suffering of childbirth, labor, contractions, labor pains
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
throes of travail
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throes — noun violent pangs of suffering death throes • Hypernyms: ↑suffering, ↑hurt * * * ▶ plural noun the throes of childbirth: AGONY, pain, pangs, suffering, torture; … Useful english dictionary
throes — plural noun the throes of childbirth in the throes of Syn: agony, pain, pangs, spasms, torment, suffering, torture; literary travail … Thesaurus of popular words
travail — Synonyms and related words: accouchement, be confined, bear, bear a child, bear young, birth, birth throes, birthing, blessed event, calve, cast, childbearing, childbed, childbirth, confinement, delivery, dig, dirty work, donkeywork, drop, drudge … Moby Thesaurus
in the throes — 1. In the struggle (of), struggling (with) 2. In the thick (of) 3. In travail • • • Main Entry: ↑throe … Useful english dictionary
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