throng

[US]/θrɒŋ/
[UK]/θrɔːŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a large group of people; a multitude
vt. to gather in a crowd; to fill to capacity
vi. to gather in a crowd; to come in large numbers
adj. crowded

Phrases & Collocations

join the throng

throng the streets

throng the stadium

a noisy throng

Example Sentences

a throng of birds.

a throng of questions

an innumerable throng of people

throngs of tourists.

a crowd thronged the station.

the pavements are thronged with people.

The department store was thronged with people.

commuters thronging the subway platform.

A patient throng was waiting in silence.

Mourners thronged to the funeral.

forged ahead through throngs of shoppers.

devotees thronged the temple.

the melee of people that were always thronging the streets.

the narrow streets were dense with merry throngs of students.

a throng of cats and kittens mewing to be fed.

tourists thronged to the picturesque village.

These thoughts thronged on my mind.

throngs of celebrators at Times Square

A great throng awaited us.See Synonyms at large

A great throng packed out the theater and overflowed into the corridors.

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