dree
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Of the doing of a task: with concentrationOf the doing of a task: with concentration; laboriously.
UK/dɹiː/US/dɹi/
Meaning
3 senses(Northern England, Scotland)Of the doing of a task: with concentration; laboriously.
(Northern England, Scotland)Chiefly of the falling of rain: without pause or stop; continuously, incessantly.
(Northern England, Scotland)Slowly, tediously.
Origin
From dreich (adjective).From dreich (adjective).
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