death throe

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Noun

death throe (plural death throes)

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

• German: Todeszuckung
• Spanish: último coletazo

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