breenge
/bɹiːnd͡ʒ/
breenge noun: a plunge, a violent movement.
Noun
breenge (plural breenges)
Verb
breenge (third-person singular simple present breenges, present participle breenging or breengeing, simple past and past participle breenged)
- To lunge forward, to dash ahead, to move recklessly.
- He comes breenging in on a private conference of his betters, carrying their sentinel on his head like a shambled sheep, and flings him in a corner.1908, Robert Barr, On the Border, page 105
- His two tries came from a typical breengeing run in the first half and from a pushover try in the final quarter of the match.2018 February 10, “Reds Get Back to Winning Ways in 10 Try Thriller”, in The Reds Linlithgow Rugby Club, archived from the original on 10 May 2019
Forms of breenge
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | breenges |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | breenges |
| present participle | breenging |
| present participle | breengeing |
| past participle | breenged |
| past | breenged |
Origin of breenge
Unknown. Attested since at least the 19th century. Compare Scots breenge.
Questions about breenge
- What does breenge mean?
- Breenge means a plunge, a violent movement.
- What part of speech is breenge?
- Breenge can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce breenge?
- Breenge is pronounced /bɹiːnd͡ʒ/.
- What is the plural of breenge?
- The plural of breenge is breenges.
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