death throe

Definitions

1. Struggle that is followed by death.
   in-plural
2. The final movements or sounds, often erratic, of a living being as it dies.
   in-plural
3. The final actions or output of a machine or other object before it ceases to function.
   figuratively, in-plural

Equivalents

Examples

“In her death throes, she made a sound⟳ and reached outward.”

“One thing, however, was certain, the death throes ceased - at first I thought because he had got beyond them, and crossed the awful river.”

“As part of its death throes, the printer made a grinding sound⟳ and then never worked again.”

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