“They were in the throws of a storm.”
Confusables Entry 572 / 1011 60-second read
Throes vs. Throws
Spasms of struggle versus tossings.
The comparisoni
“They were in the throes of a storm.”
The ruleii
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THROES = struggle. THROWS = tossings.
THROES is always struggle — "in the throes of." THROWS is the verb or plural noun.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Agony = throEs."