thrang C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈθɹæŋ/ UK /ˈθɹæŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj Northern English and Scots: busy or fully occupied The shopkeeper was too thrang to stop and talk. Etymology From Middle English thrang, throng (“dense, thick, tight, constrictive”), cognate with Old Norse þrǫngr (“narrow, close, tight”). Related to English thring (“to press”). Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thrang **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈθɹæŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθɹæŋ/ ## Meanings 1. Northern English and Scots: busy or fully occupied ## Examples - The shopkeeper was too thrang to stop and talk. ## Etymology From Middle English thrang, throng (“dense, thick, tight, constrictive”), cognate with Old Norse þrǫngr (“narrow, close, tight”). Related to English thring (“to press”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown