throng
noun
a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
have been thronging
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present perfect progressiveof throng.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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A senior police official in Delhi said about 300-350 officers had been deployed to enforce COVID-19 protocols, mainly to crack down on crowds in market places, where shoppers have been thronging without masks.
From Reuters ● Dec. 23, 2021
Large crowds have been thronging the office seeking travel documents in recent days after the service was restarted following weeks of suspension.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2021
For days, thousands of Afghans and foreigners have been thronging Kabul’s international airport in their desperation to flee the country following its stunningly swift takeover by the Taliban.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2021
Day after day thousands of anti-government protesters in Ukraine have been thronging central Kiev.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2013
Photograph: Image Photo Services/AP In one of the biggest banks in the centre of Athens a clerk is explaining how his savers have been thronging to pull out their cash.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 1, 2011
