thrang
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English thrang, throng (“dense, thick, tight, constrictive”), cognate with Old Norse þrǫngr (“narrow, close, tight”). Related to English thring (“to press”).
Adjective
editthrang (comparative more thrang, superlative most thrang)
- (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Busy, preoccupied.
- (dialectal, rare, Northern England) Crowded, busy.
- Synonym: throng
Verb
editthrang (third-person singular simple present thrangs, present participle thranging, simple past and past participle thranged)
Etymology 2
editFrom thring (“to press, squeeze”).
Verb
editthrang
Scots
editPronunciation
editNoun
editthrang (plural thrangs)
Adjective
editthrang (comparative mair thrang, superlative maist thrang)
Descendants
edit- → Scottish Gaelic: trang
Verb
editthrang
- to throng
Scottish Gaelic
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editthrang
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