dring

D2R1I1N1G2

verb

To press; squeeze; crowd; push.

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Meanings

dring1

verbdring (third-person singular simple present drings, present participle dringing, simple past and past participle dringed)

present singular third person drings · participle present dringing · participle past dringed · past dringed

  1. UKdialectaltransitiveTo press; squeeze; crowd; push.
noundring (plural drings)

plural drings

  1. UKdialectalA throng; crowd.
  2. UKdialectalA narrow passage.

Dring2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A townland in County Cavan, Ireland.
  3. A hamlet and townland in County Longford, Ireland. Irish spelling: Droing.

Origin

Dialectal variant of thring.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

grind
Cite this entry
APA

dring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dring

MLA

“dring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dring.

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