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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Zara looks back at us and does one of those jerks of her head that tells us to follow her, before she disappears into the throng of people lining the hall, pulled by Beth-not-Shayna.
From Literature
Rallies took over the streets of downtown Washington DC throughout the afternoon, with throngs of people marching through the nation's capital.
From BBC
The trio of colorful and competing events left the city's monument area thronged with tourists, activists and selfie-seekers -- a tapestry of political protest, environmental tourism and family fun.
From Barron's
In years past, she said in a post on X, women would throng textile stores, giving a discerning touch to the fabric they would purchase for newlyweds.
From Los Angeles Times
The ditches were thronged with elderberry and dark with patches of mint down low.
From Literature
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