throng
Americannoun
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a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
- Synonyms:
- assemblage, host, horde
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a great number of things crowded or considered together.
a throng of memories.
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Chiefly Scot. pressure, as of work.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to crowd or press upon; jostle.
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to fill or occupy with or as with a crowd.
He thronged the picture with stars.
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to bring or drive together into or as into a crowd, heap, or collection.
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to fill by crowding or pressing into.
They thronged the small room.
adjective
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filled with people or objects; crowded.
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(of time) filled with things to do; busy.
noun
verb
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to gather in or fill (a place) in large numbers; crowd
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(tr) to hem in (a person); jostle
adjective
Related Words
See crowd 1.
Other Word Forms
- interthronging adjective
- overthrong verb
- unthronged adjective
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Further evidence of a paradigm shift: Enthusiastic theatergoers thronging to “Malinche the Musical,” the brainchild of Nacho Cano, a Spanish rock star turned impresario.
From Los Angeles Times
Nearby, a small band of protesters thronged the U.S.
Strong left his office and joined the jubilant throng outside where attorneys, brokers, bankers and clerks joined in singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” over and over again.
In a video taken by ICE investigator Ben Luhmann, Bovino can be seen among a throng of agents exiting their SUVs after being confronted by protesters at an intersection.
From Salon
I pushed my way north a block or so, trying to get away from the heated throng near the depot.
From Literature
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