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Added 8 October 2026

thrown

/θɹəʊn/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about thrown at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Caused to fall to the ground.
the thrown rider got back on his horse
Twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread.
thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn

Origin

From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran. Morphologically throw + -n.

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