throws
n. uncountable C1 Advanced US //ˈθɹoʊz// UK //θɹˈəʊz// throws
n. a state of being in the middle of a very difficult or intense situation. You use this when you are struggling with something that feels out of your control.
n. a state of intense activity, struggle, or violent emotion. Almost exclusively used in the plural form within the fixed prepositional phrase 'in the throws of'.
The country is in the throws of a cold winter.
The company was in the throws of a major reorganization when the CEO suddenly resigned.
Caught in the throws of a creative crisis, the novelist spent weeks staring at a blank page before finding the inspiration to finish the final chapter.