brung

verb

ˈbrəŋ

chiefly dialectal past tense and past participle of bring

transitive verb

: to convey, lead, carry, or cause to come along with one toward the place from which the action is being regarded

brought a bottle of wine to the party

: to cause to be, act, or move in a special way: such as

(1)

: attract

her screams brought the neighbors

(2)

: persuade, induce

try to bring them to his way of thinking

(3)

: force, compel

was brought before a judge

(4)

: to cause to come into a particular state or condition

bring water to a boil

dialect : escort, accompany

May I bring you home?

: to bear as an attribute or characteristic

brings years of experience to the position

: to cause to exist or occur: such as

: to be the occasion of

winter brings snow

: to result in

the drug brought immediate relief

brought tears to her eyes

: institute

bring legal action

: adduce

bring an argument

: prefer

whether to bring legal charges against him

: to procure in exchange : sell for

should bring a high price at auction

intransitive verb

chiefly Midland US : yield, produce

Examples of brung in a Sentence

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Former President Donald Trump, whose loyalty has always flowed one way — to him — does not care to dance with the ones that brung him. —

S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024 Our challenge will be to let people know who brung it to them. —

ABC News, 21 Jan. 2024 Born in the commercial capital of Colombo, Dassanayake left at age 16 to study in London, but trips home — and his mother’s cooking — kept him well rooted in the beautifully spiced dishes that brung him. —

Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2023 The labor leader, hunting in Scotland, must come to identify with his former adversaries and will sell out the folks who brung him. —

David Mamet, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022