Definitions For Thring

Verb

thrings , thringing , thrang , thrung , past2=thrung , past3=thringed , past_ptc2=thringed (transitive, Northern England, Scotland) To thrust; crowd; press; squeeze. (intransitive, Northern England, Scotland) To push; to force one's way.

Synonyms

crowd mass, throng; see also thesaurus:assemble squeeze compress, condense; see also thesaurus:compress

Related terms

thrang throng

Translations

{{checktrans-top}} Dutch: dringen

Alternative forms

{{alt, en, dring, , dialectal}}

Etymology

From Middle English thringen, from {{inh, en, ang, þringan, , to press, squeeze, crowd}}, from {{inh, en, gmw-pro, þringwan}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *þrinhwaną, , to press, throng, crush}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *trenkʷ-, , to beat, hew, press}}.