wrang
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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I wrang my hands over these jokes when I began to notice a confluence of them.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2021
But part be right, and part be wrang, Frae the beggar man the cloak he wan; "Auld man, come tell to me your leed,35 What news ye gie when ye beg your bread."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
"But ye are wrang aboot the siller," cried Cubby—"there's no sae muckle o't as ye say."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton
“It depends upon what’s wrang wi’ ye,” replied Allister, with imperturbability.
From By Veldt and Kopje by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
Poor Tibby!—as lang as the heart disna gang wrang, we maun excuse the head, for it'll never aince gang right.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by James Hogg
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