throng
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.
to assemble, collect, or go in large numbers; crowd.
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.
filled with people or objects; crowded.
(of time) filled with things to do; busy.
Origin of throng
1synonym study For throng
Other words for throng
Other words from throng
- in·ter·throng·ing, adjective
- o·ver·throng, verb
- un·thronged, adjective
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How to use throng in a sentence
The demonstrations were entirely different scenes from this past March, when hundreds of protesters, including children, thronged the city’s streets to call for a full reopening of schools.
Luxury cars full of families traverse the island, while throngs of others walk or ride bikes on the tree-lined streets.
A vacation town promises rest and relaxation. The water knows the truth. | Nneka M. Okona | August 26, 2021 | VoxWhen the person falls — and they usually do — throngs of people who’ve helped make the social media spectacle known as the Milk Crate Challenge the latest viral phenomenon proceed to sing a chorus of “Oh!”
The viral Milk Crate Challenge has left people injured. Doctors are begging them to stop. | Timothy Bella | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostWith its loose application requirements, PUA instantly drew throngs of scammers.
How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic | by Cezary Podkul | July 26, 2021 | ProPublicaIn a similar vein, the companies have suspended or modified activities and attractions that draw throngs of spectators.
Theme parks aim to keep visitors safe — and screaming | Andrea Sachs | May 21, 2021 | Washington Post
The throng took a collective breath before retreating back behind their office doors.
Inside a Hospital for the Criminally Insane | Caitlin Dickson | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCuomo shouted to the throng of elected officials gathered at the head of the parade.
Andrew Cuomo Can't Ignore It Now: He's Weak Even at Home | David Freedlander | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe said the drug bridge drew the predictable sensationalism from a press throng that took its drug use cues from tamer festivals.
A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos | Steve Miller | July 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith that, he took a huff off a morning joint and moved into the throng of jovial patrons.
A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos | Steve Miller | July 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI threaded my way through the silent throng of spectators, but was stopped at Fourth Street by a cordon of police.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAbove, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeIt was eleven o'clock when he went out and joined the throng of people sunning themselves on the walk beside the lake.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodDown in the hall a great throng of guests passed from the room into the garden and back again.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteLamb worked his way up into the throng and got a glimpse of the other guy getting stiff on the backroom floor.
A throng of young girls, gleaning, followed the reapers and raked up the ears that fell.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred Downer
British Dictionary definitions for throng
/ (θrɒŋ) /
a great number of people or things crowded together
to gather in or fill (a place) in large numbers; crowd
(tr) to hem in (a person); jostle
Yorkshire dialect (postpositive) busy
Origin of throng
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