thring
thring · thrings · thrang / thrung / thringed · thrung · thringing
To thrust; crowd; press; squeezeTo thrust; crowd; press; squeeze.
/ˈθɹɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To thrust; crowd; press; squeeze.
(intransitive)To push; to force one's way.
Origin
From Middle English thringen, from Old English þringan (“to press, squeeze, crowd”), fromFrom Middle English thringen, from Old English þringan (“to press, squeeze, crowd”), from Proto-West Germanic *þringwan, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną (“to press, throng, crush”), from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat, hew, press”).
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Forms
thrings, thringing, thrang, thrungSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle