death throe

English

Noun

death throe (plural death throes)

1. (chiefly in the plural) Struggle that is followed by death.
2. (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.

3. (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

Translations

• Esperanto: agonio
• German: Todeszuckung f
• Spanish: último coletazo
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: dödsryckning c
• Westrobothnian: