drang

[drang]

noun

Newfoundland.

1. a narrow lane or alleyway.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drang¹

Compare, in southwest England, drang, drong, with same sense; dialectal form of throng

Example Sentences

Or, more specifically, the scapegoating and vilification of immigrants that prefigured Trump and his “poisoning the blood of our country” Sturm und Drang.

From Los Angeles Times

In retrospect, because Trump got so little in exchange for suspending the tariffs, the whole Sturm und Drang looks clearly like a bluff.

From Slate

Oddly, amid all the Sturm und Drang occasioned by the governor’s infrastructure package, Newsom has refrained from using his regulatory authority over CEQA.

From Los Angeles Times

Let’s circle back to the Sturm und Drang about whole milk making kids gain weight — a main reason behind long-standing recommendations that children stop drinking whole milk at age 2.

From Seattle Times

Last week, Biden sparked a round of diplomatic Sturm und Drang from Beijing after calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator” at a fundraiser — just hours after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Xi as part of a bid to thaw tensions.

From Seattle Times