death throe
Dying body's spasm
A death throe is a violent movement or spasm during the act of dying.
Almost always plural: the death throes of the wounded animal.
Figuratively, death throes describes the final, often chaotic stages of something ending: the death throes of the Roman Empire, a company in its death throes.
Involuntary muscle contraction
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- twitchInvoluntary muscular jerk
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
writhe · thrash · flail · contortion · seizure · paroxysm · jerk · shiver
Cessation of existence
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- cessationA full stopping
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- last gaspFinal desperate attempt
expiration · twilight · sunset · quietus · swansong · curtain · conclusion · termination
Extreme physical or emotional pain
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- painBodily or emotional distress
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
travail · ordeal · misery · despair · woe · affliction · grief
Physical or verbal conflict
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- battleArmed military engagement
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
combat · last stand · confrontation · opposition · contest
spasm
Involuntary muscle contraction
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- twitchInvoluntary muscular jerk
quiver · writhe · thrash · flail · contortion · seizure · paroxysm · jerk · shiver · gasp
demise
Cessation of existence
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- cessationA full stopping
- finaleConcluding part of performance
last gasp · expiration · twilight · sunset · quietus · swansong · curtain · conclusion · termination · passing
agony
Extreme physical or emotional pain
distress · travail · ordeal · misery · despair · woe · affliction · grief
fight
Physical or verbal conflict
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- battleArmed military engagement
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
clash · combat · last stand · confrontation · opposition · contest
death throebirth
Coming into the world
first breath · birth pang · emergence · coming into being · genesis
death throeprime of life
Period of peak vigor
flourishing · thriving · robust health · full strength · full bloom
death, throe, deaths, throes, dead, deadly, deathly, deaden, deadness