dringen

Meaning

  1. (class-3, intransitive, strong) to insist; to press
  2. (class-3, intransitive, strong) to ooze; to seep
  3. (class-3, intransitive, strong) to penetrate, to force one’s way

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdʁɪŋən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German dringen, from Old High German dringan. Akin to drängen and Drang. Cognate with dialectal English thring and, more distantly, with English throng.

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