throng

[ thrawng, throng ]

/ θrɔŋ, θrɒŋ /

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noun

a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.

a great number of things crowded or considered together: a throng of memories.

Chiefly Scot. pressure, as of work.

verb (used without object)

to assemble, collect, or go in large numbers; crowd.

verb (used with object)

to crowd or press upon; jostle.

to fill or occupy with or as with a crowd: He thronged the picture with stars.

to bring or drive together into or as into a crowd, heap, or collection.

to fill by crowding or pressing into: They thronged the small room.

adjective Scot. and North England.

filled with people or objects; crowded.

(of time) filled with things to do; busy.

SYNONYMS FOR throng

1 horde, host; assemblage.

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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, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for throng

King’s legacy in the parks system was cemented when he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech atop the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, flanked by rangers and throngs of supporters.
Every Day that the National Parks Are Free in 2021|Emily Pennington|December 30, 2020|Outside Online
In late October, thousands of people thronged the streets of Taipei, hugging, cheering, and waving rainbow flags to celebrate Taiwan’s annual LGBTQ pride parade.
These Asian countries have masterfully limited COVID outbreaks. Here’s how they did it|Naomi Xu Elegant|December 28, 2020|Fortune
As schools reopened, however, throngs of children, parents and grandparents began pouring into Porter’s office, a one-story brick clinic in central Swainsboro, a block away from the county’s only hospital.
Two School Districts Had Different Mask Policies. Only One Had a Teacher on a Ventilator.|by Annie Waldman and Heather Vogell|November 23, 2020|ProPublica
In a regular Masters week, the view from the first tee — the highest point on the course — is characterized not by the holes in view but by throngs of people blocking them.
Masters golfers won’t see the blooms, but they will really miss hearing the roars|Barry Svrluga|November 12, 2020|Washington Post

As usual, when shares opened for trading on the Seoul stock exchange, the throngs who wanted shares and couldn’t get them jumped in en masse, doubling the price to $236 at the opening.
By this measure, K-pop mega-stars BTS struck the wrong note with their IPO|Shawn Tully|October 16, 2020|Fortune
At the sight of it, innumerable delightful scenes come thronging into my memory.
Marguerite|Anatole France
The retrospect will reveal to them a busy, thronging life underlying the serenity of history.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
Stores and sidewalks were a mass of surging, thronging humanity now, and progress was slow and uncertain.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
The disposition of the State levies that came thronging in was left to me as fast as they were armed.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various
How rapidly past times came thronging over my memory, fraught with joy and grief!
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico

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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