Thrang

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To throng. Scotland
  2. 2
    simple past of thring form-of, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Busy, preoccupied. Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
  2. 2
    Crowded, busy. Northern-England, dialectal, rare

Synonyms

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Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From thring (“to press, squeeze”).

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