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    [THrôNG]
    noun
    throng (noun) · throngs (plural noun)
    1. a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals:
      "he pushed his way through the throng" · "a throng of birds"
    verb
    throng (verb) · throngs (third person present) · thronged (past tense) · thronged (past participle) · thronging (present participle)
    1. (of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area):
      "a crowd thronged the station" · "the streets are thronged with people"
      • flock or be present in great numbers:
        "tourists thronged to the picturesque village"
    Origin
    Old English (ge)thrang ‘crowd, tumult’, of Germanic origin. The early sense of the verb (Middle English) was ‘press violently, force one's way’.
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    noun
    1. a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals:
      crowd
      mass
      multitude
      horde
      host
      mob
      assemblage
      gathering
      congregation
      crush
      press
      body
      band
      army
      troop
      legion
      gang
      stream
      swarm
      flock
      bevy
      herd
      pack
      drove
      array
      sea
      myriad
      pile
      knot
      cluster
      group
    verb
    1. (of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area):
      jam
      fill
      mob
      hem in
      jostle
      pack (into)
      cram (into)
      press into
      squeeze into
      crowd around
      press around
      mill around
      congregate around
      converge around
     
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  1. Crowd or large group of people
    a crowd or large group of people: A huge throng had gathered around the speaker.

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    noun a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd. Synonyms: assemblage, host, horde a great number of things crowded or considered together: a throng of memories.

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    1 : to crowd upon : press a celebrity thronged by fans 2 : to crowd into : pack shoppers thronging the streets intransitive verb : to crowd together in great numbers

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    What does thronged mean?
    The street was thronged with shoppers and tourists. 人群, 群眾, （人群）蜂擁，群集… 人群, 群众, （人群）蜂拥，群集… multitud, atestar, acudir en masa… turma, abarrotar, apinhar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! throng meaning: 1. a large group of people 2. to be or go somewhere in very large numbers: . Learn more.

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    What is a throng example?
    loading examples... A throng is a crowd of people or animals. On the crowded platform, the throng of passengers attempted to push their way into the already overcrowded subway car.

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    What is the difference between a throng and a mob?
    crowd, throng, horde, crush, mob mean an assembled multitude. crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together. throng and horde suggest movement and pushing. crush emphasizes the compactness of the group, the difficulty of individual movement, and the attendant discomfort. mob implies a disorderly crowd with the potential for violence.

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    Where does throng come from?
    From Middle English throng, thrang, from Old English þrang, ġeþrang (“crowd, press, tumult”), from Proto-Germanic *þrangwą, *þrangwō (“throng”), from *þrangwaz (“pressing, narrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat; pound; hew; press”). Cognate with Dutch drang, German Drang. Compare also German Gedränge (“throng”).

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    How do you use the word 'throng' in a sentence?
    A throng of fans was waiting for the players to arrive. People thronged the streets. Fans thronged around him. The island was thronged with tourists. Shoppers thronged the mall for the sales.

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    What is a throng at a wedding?
    At a wedding, the assembled throng is there to bear witness to two people's choice to join their lives together. A throng is a large crowd of people. An official pushed through the throng. When people throng somewhere, they go there in great numbers. The crowds thronged into the mall.

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