thrang

noun

a throng; crowd

verb

to throng; crowd

adjective

crowded; busy
engaged or occupied; busy

Word Origin

Scot variant of throng

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Examples from the Web for thrang

Historical Examples

Nay, Bessie, I's been thrang as Throp wife, cleaning and tittivating.
A Son of Hagar
Sir Hall Caine
He said Mrs. Linton was ‘thrang,’ and the master was not in.
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte
Mebbe they're thrang wi' their beasts and have no time to look after t' yowes.
Tales of the Ridings
F. W. Moorman
"Thrang as Throp's wife" was everywhere a household phrase, but that was all.
Tales of the Ridings
F. W. Moorman
It was a busy and picturesque scene, and the Thrang Bridge was well named.
Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland
Daniel Scott

thrang

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for thrang

Historical Examples

Nay, Bessie, I's been thrang as Throp wife, cleaning and tittivating.

He said Mrs. Linton was ‘thrang,’ and the master was not in.

Mebbe they're thrang wi' their beasts and have no time to look after t' yowes.

"Thrang as Throp's wife" was everywhere a household phrase, but that was all.

It was a busy and picturesque scene, and the Thrang Bridge was well named.