thrang

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/ˈθɹæŋ//ˈθɹeɪ̯ŋ//ˈθɹɛ̃ŋ/

adjective

Busy, preoccupied.

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throng
OriginMiddle English thrang →
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Meanings

thrang1

adjectivethrang (comparative more thrang, superlative most thrang)

comparative more thrang · superlative most thrang

  1. Northern EnglandScotlanddialectalrareBusy, preoccupied.
  2. Northern EnglandScotlanddialectalrareCrowded, busy.

    Synonyms: throng

verbthrang (third-person singular simple present thrangs, present participle thranging, simple past and past participle thranged)

present singular third person thrangs · participle present thranging · participle past thranged · past thranged

  1. ScotlandTo throng.

thrang2

verb
  1. pastsimple past of thring

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCrowded, busy.

Similar
throng

Origin

thrang · adjective, verb

  1. Middle Englishthrang
  2. Englishthrang

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

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thrang · verb

From thring (“to press, squeeze”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thrang

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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