throng
noun
a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
thronged
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past participleof throng.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof throng.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
throngnouna multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
Example Sentences
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On summer evenings, the streets are thronged with people spilling out onto the sidewalk to enjoy a pint and take a rare break from complaining about the weather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
There was much that was familiar about Burnham's speech in front of the famous black No 10 door, which was thronged with staffers and supporters.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
DJI was one clear star of the show, its centrally positioned displays thronged with crowds of participants.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
What's different here from some years ago, though, is that the Europeans and Russians who once thronged Palolem and other beach villages of Goa are missing.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
For a while she thought of herself as a kind of medical Chaucer, whose wards thronged with colorful types, coves, topers, old hats, nice dears with a sinister secret to tell.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
