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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thrang

/ˈθɹæŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thrang
IPA
/ˈθɹæŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Busy, preoccupied.

adj

Crowded, busy.

verb

To throng.

verb

simple past of thring

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more thrang (comparative) most thrang (superlative) thrangs (present, singular) thranging (participle, present) thranged (participle, past) thranged (past)

Synonyms

throng

Rhymes With

hang gang bang sang wang yang lang chang rang dang tang mustang

Questions

How do you pronounce thrang?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹæŋ/.
What does thrang mean?
Busy, preoccupied.
Where does thrang come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce thrang

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