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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, adjectiveWords nearby throng
thrombosis, thromboxane, thrombus, throne, throne room, throng, thronner, thronos, throstle, throttle, throttleable
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How to use throng in a sentence
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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