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thran

/θɹæn/

thran adjective: stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded.

Adjective

thran (comparative more thran, superlative most thran)

  1. (Northern Ireland, colloquial) Stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded.
    • Yeah, well, Gerry's as thran as they come.2023, 26:17 from the start, in Blue Lights, season 1, episode 6, spoken by Sandra Cliff (Andi Osho)

Forms of thran

comparativemore thran
superlativemost thran

Origin of thran

Cognate with Scots thrawn. Doublet of thrown.

Words that rhyme with thran

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about thran

What does thran mean?
Thran means stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded.
What part of speech is thran?
Thran is an adjective.
How do you pronounce thran?
Thran is pronounced /θɹæn/.

Words near thran in the dictionary

  1. thralled
  2. thraller
  3. thrallers
  4. thralling
  5. thralls
  6. thran
  7. Thrandeston
  8. thraneen
  9. thraneens
  10. thrang
  11. thranged

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