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throng
[ thrawng, throng ]
noun
- a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
Synonyms: , ,
- a great number of things crowded or considered together:
a throng of memories.
- Chiefly Scot. pressure, as of work.
verb (used without object)
- to assemble, collect, or go in large numbers; crowd.
verb (used with object)
- to crowd or press upon; jostle.
- to fill or occupy with or as with a crowd:
He thronged the picture with stars.
- to bring or drive together into or as into a crowd, heap, or collection.
- to fill by crowding or pressing into:
They thronged the small room.
adjective
- filled with people or objects; crowded.
- (of time) filled with things to do; busy.
throng
/ θɒŋ /
noun
- a great number of people or things crowded together
verb
- to gather in or fill (a place) in large numbers; crowd
- tr to hem in (a person); jostle
adjective
- dialect.postpositive busy
Other Word Forms
- t·ٳDzԲiԲ adjective
- v·ٳDzԲ verb
- ܲ·ٳDzԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of throng1
Word History and Origins
Origin of throng1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Spring Break on Panama City Beach, Daytona, or even among the throngs of rowdy teenagers close to home never appealed.
Since the news broke, throngs of fans streamed into the restaurant and market.
Among the throng we met Alp, 32, who said he had come to defend democracy while there was still time.
A stream of Welsh jerseys swiftly became a throng, that became a crowd, that led to scenes most of us had never before witnessed.
CEOs in the Business Roundtable thronged to a meeting with Trump on Tuesday.
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