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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
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
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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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