Thring

Origin

From Middle English thringen, from Old English þringan ("to press, squeeze, crowd"), from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną ("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.

Full definition of thring

Verb

1. (transitive, archaic) To thrust; to crowd.
2. (intransitive, archaic) To push; to force one's way.

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• throng