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
It's wrang in ye, man," continued Archie, as he saw the carrier labouring to find words to reply to him—"it's wrang in ye, George, to be here in that state o' body.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander
"Ha, ha, Jock, ye're maybe wrang, I'se warran ye gentle folks' dogs 'ill ken't brawly, for there's schools, noo, whar they learn the dumb baith to read and speak."
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
If he gaes lang his ain errands, an' she doesna make her appearance, I'll conclude, frae what I hae seen and heard, that there's something wrang.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
"An by the vestments, may be I wouldn't be far wrang, if I said it was the crathur that took me there, seein I can't deny it iny way, your haner."
From The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by Caruthers, William A. (Alexander)
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