Thring

Thring
Thring \Thring\, v. t. & i. [imp. {Throng}.] [AS. [thorn]ringan. See {Throng}.] To press, crowd, or throng. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

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  • Thring — Frank Thring (* 11. Mai 1926 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australien; † 29. Dezember 1994 ebenda; eigentlich Francis William Thring Jr.) war ein australischer Film und Theaterschauspieler. Filmschaffen Frank Thring verkörperte wie kein anderer zwei… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • thring — verb a) To thrust; to crowd. b) To push; to force ones way. See Also: throng …   Wiktionary

  • thring — v. n. == push, press. O. and N. 794. AS. þringan v. a. == dash to pieces. Ps. lxxii. 20; pret. ‘thrange.’ Ps. lxxvii. 59; part. ‘thrungen.’ Ps. lxxii. 22; ‘ithrunge.’ O. and N. 38 …   Oldest English Words

  • thring — ˈthriŋ intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English thringen, from Old English thringan more at throng chiefly Scotland : to press or push ahead in or as if in a throng …   Useful english dictionary

  • THRING, EDWARD —    a celebrated educationist, born at Alford Rectory, Somersetshire; educated at Eton and Cambridge, where he obtained a Fellowship; entered the Church, and served in various curacies till in 1853 he began his true lifework by an appointment to… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Meredith Thring — Meredith Wooldridge Thring (17 December 1915 – 15 September 2006) was a British inventor, engineer, futurologist, professor and author. Contents 1 Education and career 2 Honours 3 Work …   Wikipedia

  • Frank Thring — Infobox actor name = Frank Thring caption = Thring in the Trailer of King of Kings imagesize = 165px birthname = Frank William Thring birthdate = birthplace = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia deathdate = Dda|1994|12|29|1926|5|11 deathplace =… …   Wikipedia

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