throng

[ thrawng, throng ]

/ θrɔŋ, θrɒŋ /

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noun

a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.

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 Scot. and North England.

filled with people or objects; crowded.

(of time) filled with things to do; busy.

OTHER WORDS FOR throng

1 horde, host; assemblage.

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Origin of throng

before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English gethrang; cognate with Dutch drang,German Drang pressure, Old Norse thrǫng throng; (adj. and v.) Middle English; akin to the noun; compare obsolete thring to press

synonym study for throng

1. See crowd¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM throng

in·ter·throng·ing, adjectiveo·ver·throng, verbun·thronged, adjective

Words nearby throng

thrombosis, thromboxane, thrombus, throne, throne room, throng, thronner, thronos, throstle, throttle, throttleable

How to use throng in a sentence

The demonstrations were entirely different scenes from this past March, when hundreds of protesters, including children, thronged the city’s streets to call for a full reopening of schools.
Back to School, Ready or Not|Eromo Egbejule|August 27, 2021|Ozy
Luxury cars full of families traverse the island, while throngs of others walk or ride bikes on the tree-lined streets.
A vacation town promises rest and relaxation. The water knows the truth.|Nneka M. Okona|August 26, 2021|Vox
When the person falls — and they usually do — throngs of people who’ve helped make the social media spectacle known as the Milk Crate Challenge the latest viral phenomenon proceed to sing a chorus of “Oh!”
The viral Milk Crate Challenge has left people injured. Doctors are begging them to stop.|Timothy Bella|August 24, 2021|Washington Post
With its loose application requirements, PUA instantly drew throngs of scammers.
How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic|by Cezary Podkul|July 26, 2021|ProPublica

In a similar vein, the companies have suspended or modified activities and attractions that draw throngs of spectators.
Theme parks aim to keep visitors safe — and screaming|Andrea Sachs|May 21, 2021|Washington Post
The throng took a collective breath before retreating back behind their office doors.
Inside a Hospital for the Criminally Insane|Caitlin Dickson|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cuomo shouted to the throng of elected officials gathered at the head of the parade.
Andrew Cuomo Can't Ignore It Now: He's Weak Even at Home|David Freedlander|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She said the drug bridge drew the predictable sensationalism from a press throng that took its drug use cues from tamer festivals.
A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos|Steve Miller|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With that, he took a huff off a morning joint and moved into the throng of jovial patrons.
A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos|Steve Miller|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I threaded my way through the silent throng of spectators, but was stopped at Fourth Street by a cordon of police.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
It was eleven o'clock when he went out and joined the throng of people sunning themselves on the walk beside the lake.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Down in the hall a great throng of guests passed from the room into the garden and back again.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
Lamb worked his way up into the throng and got a glimpse of the other guy getting stiff on the backroom floor.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
A throng of young girls, gleaning, followed the reapers and raked up the ears that fell.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer

British Dictionary definitions for throng

throng

/ (θrɒŋ) /

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

Yorkshire dialect (postpositive) busy

Word Origin for throng

Old English gethrang; related to Old Norse throng, Old High German drangōd

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