dretch Synonyms & Antonyms
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Dretch as a Verb
To vex; grill; trouble; oppress.
To delay; linger; tarry.
To move slowly and heavily; dawdle; loiter.
Dretch as a Noun
An idle wench; a slattern.
A person slow in the execution of a job; a dawdler.
Word Forms & Grammar
dretch (third-person singular simple present dretches, present participle dretching, simple past and past participle dretched)
dretch (plural dretches)
Words That Rhyme With Dretch
Origin of Dretch
Origin 1: From Middle English dretchen, drecchen, drechen, from Old English dreċċan (“to vex, irritate, trouble, torment, torture, oppress, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *drakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *drakjaną (“to torment”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrag-, *dʰragʰ- (“to bother, torment”). Cognate with Russian раздража́ть (razdražátʹ, “to irritate”), Sanskrit द्राघते (drāghate, “to exert oneself, be tired, torment”).
Origin 2: From Middle English dretchen, drecchen, drechen, from Old English *dreċċan (“to draw out, delay, linger”), from Proto-West Germanic *drakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *drakjaną (“to draw, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreǵ- (“to pull, drag, scratch”). Cognate with Scots dratch, dretch (“to dawdle”), Dutch trekken (“to draw, pull, tear, pluck, trek”), German trecken (“to draw, trek”), Danish trække (“to draw, pull”), Norwegian dråk (“stripe”), Swedish dialectal drakig (“striped, streaked”), Icelandic rák (“streak”).
Dretch in Brief
| Part of speech | verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /-ɛtʃ/ |
| Meaning | To vex; grill; trouble; oppress |
| Plural | dretches |
| Verb forms | dretches, dretching, dretched |
Common Questions About Dretch
Is dretch a verb or a noun?
Dretch is mainly used as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun.
What is the plural of dretch?
The plural of dretch is dretches.
What is the past tense of dretch?
The past tense of dretch is dretched. The present participle is dretching.