thring en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈθɹɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English thringen, from Old English þringan (“to press, squeeze, crowd”), from Proto-West Germanic *þringwan, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną (“to press, throng, crush”), from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat, hew, press”).
Meanings
- (transitive) To thrust; crowd; press; squeeze.
- (intransitive) To push; to force one's way.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thringed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| thringed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| thrings | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| thringing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dring | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic | |
| thrung | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| thrung | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| thrang | Tense=Past | lexicographic |