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thrang en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈθɹæŋ/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈθɹɛ̃ŋ/ æ-raising
  • /ˈθɹeɪ̯ŋ/ æ-raising

Etymology

From Middle English thrang, throng (“dense, thick, tight, constrictive”), cognate with Old Norse þrǫngr (“narrow, close, tight”). Related to English thring (“to press”).

Meanings

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, rare) Busy, preoccupied.
  2. (Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, rare) Crowded, busy.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more thrang Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most thrang Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

throng

thrang en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈθɹæŋ/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈθɹɛ̃ŋ/ æ-raising
  • /ˈθɹeɪ̯ŋ/ æ-raising

Etymology

From Middle English thrang, throng (“dense, thick, tight, constrictive”), cognate with Old Norse þrǫngr (“narrow, close, tight”). Related to English thring (“to press”).

Meanings

  1. (Scotland) To throng.

Forms

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thranged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
thranged Tense=Past lexicographic
thrangs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
thranging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

thrang en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈθɹæŋ/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈθɹɛ̃ŋ/ æ-raising
  • /ˈθɹeɪ̯ŋ/ æ-raising

Etymology

From thring (“to press, squeeze”).

Meanings

  1. (form-of, past) simple past of thring
    form of thring