thring

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Definition of thring in English English dictionary

To thrust; to crowd

To push; to force one's way

To press, crowd, or throng

Etymology

() From Middle English thringen, from Old English þringan (“to press, squeeze, crowd”), from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwanan (“to press, throng, crush”), from Proto-Indo-European *trenk(w)- (“to beat, hew, press”). Cognate with Dutch dringen (“to push, press, thrust, crowd”), German dringen (“to permeate, penetrate, push through”), Danish trænge (“to penetrate”). More at throng.