thrawn
Origin of thrawn
1Other words from thrawn
- thrawnly, adverb
- thrawnness, noun
Words Nearby thrawn
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How to use thrawn in a sentence
Ay, I've had a grand walking tour, but the weather was a wee bit thrawn.
Huntingtower | John BuchanI'll neither mak or mar, as the young cock said when he saw the auld cock's neck thrawn.
The Proverbs of Scotland | Alexander HislopThe bedsteads hanging midway between floors look twisted and thrawn—nothing stands up straight.
My War Experiences in Two Continents | Sarah Macnaughtanthrawn and twisted the old Gordon stock might be, but it had at least this one offshoot of perfect grace and symmetry.
Kilmeny of the Orchard | Lucy Maud MontgomeryWhat he had to say was of vast importance, and thrawn Island shared in his achievement.
Creatures of the Abyss | Murray Leinster
British Dictionary definitions for thrawn
/ (θrɔːn) /
crooked or twisted
stubborn; perverse
Origin of thrawn
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