how to pronounce throe

/θɹəʊ/

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throe is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of throe

noun:

A pang, spasm.
A hard struggle.
A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.

verb:

To put in agony.
To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.

throe frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word throe occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics throe can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that throe can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;