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tarraing.

to pull, draw, drag

8 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈt̪ˠɑɾˠənʲ/Connacht/ˈt̪ˠaɾˠən̠ʲ/Connacht/ˈt̪ˠaɾˠn̠ʲ/Ulster
  1. to pull, draw, drag

    ambitransitive
    Tharraing sé anál.
    Tharraing sí cárta.
  2. to haul (in or on conveyance)

    ambitransitive
  3. to suck, draw (a liquid from some container)

    ambitransitive
    fuil a tharraingt
  4. to pour

    ambitransitive
    deoch a tharraingt
  5. to pick, pluck, extract

    ambitransitive
  6. to attract

    ambitransitive
  7. to bring on

    ambitransitive
  8. to proceed

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish tarngid, from a prototonic form of Old Irish do·srenga.

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