Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

death-struggle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: death-strug-gle
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The final throes of bodily effort before dying; agony; death throes.

Example Sentences

""It will cure him if he be not dead. Swift, now! Swift! The man dies!" I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle."
"There was a death-struggle, during which White Fang walked around, stiff-legged and observant."

Inflected Forms

death-struggles (plural)

Questions

What does death-struggle mean?: The final throes of bodily effort before dying; agony; death throes.

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