Drang

Meaning

1. (masculine,strong) pressure; stress
2. (figuratively,masculine,strong) urge; impulse; longing

Concepts

pressure

stress

urge

impulse

drive

craving

urge

imminence

itch

longing

oppression

hunger

thirst

tightness of the chest

dream

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urgency

wish

yearning

desire

impetus

Synonyms

Pressen

Drücken

Druck

Verlangen

Gier

Begierde

Sehnsucht

Sehnen

Durst

Trieb

Bedürfnis

Begehren

Wunsch

Impuls

Bedarf

sehnsucht

Anregung

innerer Antrieb

bemühen

Bemühung

Dringlichkeit

Eifer

Ernst

Gelüst

Gewinnsucht

streben

Sucht

trachten

🔍

Versuch

Zug

🚋

Unaufschiebbarkeit

Begier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dʁaŋ/

Etymology

Cognate with English: throng

Cognate with Dutch: drang

In summary

Akin to the verb dringen (“to press”). From Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz (“pressing, narrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat; pound; hew; press”). Cognate with English throng and Dutch drang.