Dring

name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A throng; crowd. UK, dialectal
  2. 2
    A narrow passage. UK, dialectal
Verb
  1. 1
    To press; squeeze; crowd; push. UK, dialectal, transitive
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A townland in County Cavan, Ireland.
  3. 3
    A hamlet and townland in County Longford, Ireland. Irish spelling: Droing.

Etymology

Dialectal variant of thring.

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