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dringen.

to press, push (into a tight space, a crowd etc)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdrɪŋə(n)/
  1. to press, push (into a tight space, a crowd etc)

    intransitive
  2. to insist

    intransitive
  3. to force entry

    intransitive
  4. to be short in supply (of time, etc)

    intransitive
    de tijd dringt
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dringen, from Old Dutch *thringan, from Proto-West Germanic *þringwan, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną.

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