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scranning

scranning is the present participle and gerund of scran.

Meaning of scran

Verb

scran (third-person singular simple present scrans, present participle scranning, simple past and past participle scranned)

  1. (Scotland, slang, Liverpool, Manchester) To eat.
    • Creme eggs have been delighting - or not, depending on your palate - British tastebuds for more than 50 years.
      "I scran them up so fast," says Ethan in Manchester, who is on his way to a gym session.2026 March 28, George Sandeman and Olivia Hutchinson, Tiramisu hot cross buns, doughnut eggs: Have Easter treats gone too far? (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyenwrz23go
  2. (Northern England, slang) To steal in a mischievous manner; pinch, nick.

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Questions about scranning

What is scranning the present participle and gerund of?
Scranning is the present participle and gerund of scran.

Words near scranning in the dictionary

  1. scranky
  2. scranned
  3. scrannel
  4. scrannier
  5. scranniest
  6. scranning
  7. scrannish
  8. scranny
  9. scrans
  10. Scranton
  11. Scrantonian

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