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throngn. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Perhaps a word inherited from Germanic. Etymon: English geþrang. Etymology: Apparently either (i) aphetic < Old English geþrang (see note), cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch gedranc (Dutch gedrang ), Middle Low German gedranc , Old High German gidrang (Middle High German gedranc , German †Gedrang ), all in senses ‘crowd, pressure, force, distress’ < the Germanic base of y- prefix + an ablaut variant (o -grade) of the Germanic base of thring v. (compare Old English geþringan to press, oppress, force, a similarly prefixed form of thring v.), or (ii) the reflex of an unattested Old English noun *þrang , cognate with Middle Dutch dranc , drang pressure, distress, densely-packed crowd (Dutch drang ), Middle Low German dranc , drang need, distress, pressure, force, Middle High German dranc densely-packed crowd (especially in battle), distress (German Drang ), Old Icelandic þrǫng narrows, straits, distress (Icelandic þröng ), Norwegian (Nynorsk) trang , Old Swedish þrang crowding, crowded space, tribulation (Swedish trång ), Danish trang constriction, narrowness, densely-packed crowd, distress < the same ablaut variant (o -grade) of the Germanic base of thring v. Compare throng v. Old English evidence. Old English geþrang , in sense ‘crowd (in battle)’ (compare sense 1a), is attested only in an isolated attestation: OE Battle of Maldon (1942) 299 He wæs on geþrang [perh. read geþrange] hyra þreora bana, ær him Wigelines bearn on þam wæle læge.There are no other secure attestations of either the prefixed or the unprefixed noun in Old English (the examples cited in Bosworth-Toller and N.E.D. (1912) are all based on misreadings of the manuscript evidence). Form history. The β. forms largely reflect late Old English lengthening of a before ng , southern rounding of long ā to long open ō in Middle English, and subsequent shortening to o in late Middle English (compare forms of long adj.1, strong adj., etc.). I. A mass or crowd, and related senses. 1. the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of things pressed or jammed together the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals > regarded as a whole or a body of people gathered > large or numerous > densely packed together c1330 (?a1300) (Auch.) (1973) l. 5771 (MED) So sarre was þe þrang Þat non miȝt com hem omang. a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) l. 13462 Iesus..Bi-held þat folk..þat folud him til mikel thrang [Trin. Cambr. þrong]. c1425 (c1400) l. 6592 (MED) Out of his sadel he him sclong Vilonsly among the throng. 1488 (c1478) Hary (Adv.) (1968–9) iv. l. 247 Rudely fra him he reft it in that thrang. a1500 (?c1300) (Chetham) l. 4112 He prekyd fforth amonge the thronge. 1598 R. Barret iv. 113 The people to passe foorth..not by thronges..but by litle and litle. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. iii. 21 Therefore be abhorr'd, All Feasts, Societies, and Throngs of men. View more context for this quotation 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius 199 The whole Throng of Ecclesiastical Persons were beyond the Inspection of the Magistrates. 1721 39 Throngs of Setters and Cullies, sharping and cheating one another. 1785 W. Cowper iv. 196 The pent-up breath of an unsavoury throng. 1796 S. T. Coleridge Songs of Pixies iv, in 20 The murm'ring throng Of wild-bees, hum their drowsy song. 1832 W. Irving II. 153 To draw fashionable throngs to their saloons. 1841 C. Dickens i. xix. 197 The streets were filled with throngs of people. 1881 Mar. 611 Look at the throng of vegetarians... Here are..cherry-pecking birds, honey-sucking bees, leaf-eating grubs. 1912 ‘Saki’ x. 170 The Rutland Galleries were crowded..by a fashionable throng of art-patrons. 1955 S. Wilson xxxiv. 256 He joined a throng of men pushing to get aboard the train. 2006 Aug. 79/1 Among the throng are a dozen Trinidad & Tobago fans. the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > large or numerous 1538 tr. King Henry VIII sig. B Howe we myghte in suche a thronge of perylles be in sauegarde of oure lyfe? 1549–62 T. Sternhold & J. Hopkins lxxii. 16 The mighty mountaynes..Of corne shall beare such throng. 1602 J. Marston ii. iii. sig. D4v Throngs of thoughts crowde for their passage. 1672 G. Burnet 135 Shall I add to this, that throng of absurdities which croud about this opinion? 1700 C. Mutel tr. J. F. Ostervald i. 220 As soon as a Man is awake in the Morning, a throng of Thoughts and a Multiplicity of Designs and Business break in upon his Mind. c1760 T. Smollett 8 Attended by an airy throng Of gentle dreams. 1824 T. F. Dibdin 205 A series, and almost throng, of Histories of England. 1887 T. Hardy I. xi. 206 Mr. Melbury overlooked the infinite throng of other possible reasons..for a woman changing her mind. 1920 H. W. Richmond II. v. 98 So vast was the throng of ships under his charge that he could not get away at once. 1980 D. Adams xvi. 83 ‘The End of the Universe is very popular,’ said Zaphod threading his way unsteadily through the throng of tables. 2004 28 Oct. 139/4 Wall double-handedly defeats a throng of electronica clichés. the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > crowded condition or crowding a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng (Harl.) 947 As þey stode, & made grete þrong. a1450 (1885) 178 (MED) Make rome be-lyve, and late me gang, Who makis here all þis þrang? 1556 tr. J. de Flores sig. Q Soddaineley all withe one thronge caste the poore Affranio to the grounde. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus ii. 88 The throng was so great at their entrance of the gates, that moe then fowerscore citizens were slaine therein. 1614 T. R. in T. Overbury et al. Newes from Very Country sig. Gv This life is a throng in a narrow passage, hee that is first out finds ease, hee in the middle worst, hemb'd in with troubles, the hindmost that driues both our afore him. 1718 A. Ramsay ii. 19 He cou'd get nae Place.., For Thrang that Day. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in I. ii. 63 Went the summons forth Into all quarters, and the throng began. 1836 J. Hildreth 269 She was..far more happy than they who thread the devious mazes of life's giddy whirl amid its throng and tumult. 1868 E. A. Freeman II. x. 505 Near to the great city, and yet removed from its immediate throng and turmoil. 1908 July 424 The world may be relieved of too much throng. 2013 S. Redmond v. 89 Removed from the rush and the throng of the crowded metropolis. the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > business claiming attention > busyness or want of leisure > pressure of business 1611 R. Fenton To Rdr. sig. B2v Much more, then in the throng of other busines I could, at that time, thinke vpon. 1642 King Charles I 4 We hope this Animadversion will be no breach of your Priviledges in this throng of Businesse, and Distemper of Affections. 1707 J. Wodrow in (1828) 181 My throng of work that fell in on me stopped me. 1737 A. Ramsay xliii. 77 Ye canna get Leave to thrive for Thrang. 1778 W. Marshall 6 Feb. 1776 (note) The principal objection to a dog-day's-fallow is, that it falls amid the throng of hay time and harvest. 1809 T. Donaldson 159 Your taylor's up to's ears i' thrang. 1841 18 Sept. 274/2 She does fient-haet but maybe works a day in a thrang. 1884 T. Farrall (ed. 2) 159 When t' thrang o' t' day gat on. 1923 V. Jacob 12 When I cam' hame wi' the thrang o' the years ahint me. 1933 ‘P. Slater’ ix. 172 The seasons press upon the farmer, each with its special throng of work. the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > intimacy the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > be friendly [verb (intransitive)] > keep company with 1768 A. Ross 11 It sets them well into our thrang to spy. a1784 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherd in (1938) 200 I that kens that Kenny's thrang & yours Grew when ye cud do nought but gather flours. 1843 A. Bethune 78 He keepit thrang wi' Jenny M'Intosh his Landlady's daughter. †II. Distress, pain, difficulty. 5. the mind > emotion > suffering > [noun] the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > oppression, persecution, or affliction society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] a1400 in (1982) 57 336 (MED) He leued him on his lord when he was olife, Nou it rewes him..for throng he mai not thrife. a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) l. 2622 ‘Fra mi lauedi,’ sco said, ‘i gan[g], For sco me halds fast in thrang [Gött. For me scho dos ful mekil wa]’. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour (St. John's Cambr.) vii. 251 His fayis hym haldis now in thrang. 1543 ( (1812) 49 The mayden castell stronge,..That on a roche standeth, full hye out of throng. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie (1895) II. 43 Now in sik thrang, that sche nathing culde find radie at hand, to halde the dur fast. the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > a difficulty > a minor difficulty 1855 J. C. Stretton I. 278 We'll hae o'er-much joy, to be thinking o' past thrangs. 1874 21 Sept. 4/1 They're in a peck of throngs. 1889 E. Peacock (ed. 2) 562 Throng, (1) A matter of needful and urgent importance. Tell missis I can't cum to-daay, I'm full o' small throngs... Well, Miss M..you've fun us e' oor throngs. 1905 E. Ferrand in VI. (at cited word) I have not been able to stir out all morning, the throngs came in so fast. the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [noun] > labour or pains 1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin i. f. xlviiv Yf..she feale greate thronge and payne. 1540 R. Jonas in tr. E. Roesslin Ded. f. viiv Suche thynges, the whiche sholde chieflye helpe and socoure the good women in theyr most paynefull labor and thronges. 1545 T. Raynald tr. E. Roesslin ii. sig. K.iii The parels, dangeours, and throngs, which chanse to Women in theyr labor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). throngadj.adv.Origin: Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymology: Probably < early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic þrǫngr (Icelandic þröngur ), Norwegian (Bokmål) trang , (Nynorsk) trong , Old Swedish þranger (Swedish trång ), Danish trang , all in sense ‘narrow, close, crowded, tight’) < the same Germanic base as throng n. Compare earlier throng n., throng v., thring v. The word could alternatively show a development within English, < throng n.Ambiguous early examples. In early use, instances of the present word can be difficult to distinguish from the past participle of thring v. Compare the following, previously taken as an earlier example of the adjective, but where thrange perhaps more likely shows the past participle of thring v. parallel to throtild ‘throttled, choked’:c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 4813 Neȝe throtild with þe thik aire & thrange in þare andes.a1535 Frere & Boye 254 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1866) III. 72 The frere amonge the thornes was thronge. Place-name evidence. Compare the name of Thrangholm, Cumberland (1295; 1254 as Thragholm), located in a narrow valley with steep ground on either side, although given the combination with a second element of Scandinavian origin (compare Old Icelandic holmr) it seems likely that this name shows the early Scandinavian etymon rather than implying earlier currency of the adjective in English. Chiefly Scottish and English regional ( northern) in later use. A. adj.a1400 (Laud) (1932) l. 17 (MED) A þrange þornen croune was þraste on his hed. the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adjective] > crowded together c1450 (1905) II. 401 Nerehand all Rome was gadurd þedur, & þe peple was passand thrang. a1500 (1870) 3366 Thar was the batell dangerus & strong, Gret was the pres, bath perellus & throng. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece (1858) II. 379 Amang the Scottis, quhair tha war maist thrang, Or euir he wist wes closit thame amang. 1603 J. Savile sig. Biiv The people were so throng. a1637 B. Jonson Tale of Tub v. x. 112 in (1640) III The sage Lady.., returning unto Kentish-Towne, To seeke her Wispe, taking the Squire along, Who finds Clay Iohn, as hidden in straw throng . View more context for this quotation 1691 37 I..ordered him to tell Mr. Inglish that we were very throng, and I would take it for a great complement, if he would part with that chamber. 1743 in J. Keble (1863) xxiv. 825 [The registry preserves the memorandum in the Curate's own hand of his having published this order in Rushen Church] in the presence of a throng congregation. 1770 H. Stenhouse Let. 4 Sept. in (1901) 134 There you are snug and comfortable, while here we're as throng as three in a bed. 1804 R. Couper I. 168 Your rig stooks unco thrang. 1863 G. Macdonald I. iv. 34 I hae seen ill weather half the simmer, an' a thrang corn-yard after an' a'. a1889 G. M. Hopkins (1918) 54 Earth, sweet Earth, sweet landscape, with leavès throng And louchèd low grass. 1968 I. McGregor iii. 42 ‘When you live as throng as bees in a skep, Lilias, you hae to preserve the distinctions of rank and propriety,’ she said grandly. the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > carried out or proceeding with vigour the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective] > urgent a1525 Bk. Sevyne Sagis l. 2541 in W. A. Craigie (1925) II. 81 Ffader I pray ȝow of forgifnes The caus yat with me stud sa thrang That lettit me to speik sa lang. c1540 (?a1400) (2002) f. 185 And he þroly with þrong wil þreppit agayn. 1663 ix. sig. O5 May be when business is not throng, but seed-time and harvest, or strangers will easily put thee by. a1693 M. Bruce (?1700) 8 I love the Hearer of a preaching well on a Sabbath-day, that ay the nearer night it grows, his Work grows the thronger upon his hand. a1709 J. Nimmo (1889) 22 The Laird's affaires being throng I wanted confidence to aske libertie to goe, so staied at home. 1832 104 When work was throng, a simple song Beguil'd his daily toil. a1886 D. Grant (1888) 29 When business wisna very thrang, I wud gang in withoot the excuse o' requirin' to burn tobacco. 1901 S. F. Bullock 294 Ask her to lend a hand at the hay when work was throng, an where was she? 1929 Jan. 320 An' no expect tae hear frae him When wark is thrang. the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > crowded 1557 Extracts Rec. in W. Chambers (1872) 237 [He] put furth his hand..for desplesour of na man nor for violence bot to thring him self throw the mercat becaus it wes thrang. 1568 in J. Cranstoun (1891) I. 401 The merkit is thrang, and will not lest lang. 1621 R. Brathwait 170 That place of motions is so throng, That one will scarce haue end a thousand yeare. 1660 H. More i. ix. 28 What a[n]..unsutable representation is it of this throng Theatre in Heaven, made up of Saints and Angels? 1711 A. Ramsay ii The barn and yard was aft sae thrang, We took the green. 1766 T. Reid Let. 8 May in (1895) I. 46/2 We have had a thronger College this year than ever before. 1822 J. Galt xxxiii. 246 The street was as throng as on a market day. 1890 H. Caine i. x. 91 [The hut] was all but as throng of people as it had been..on the day of 'Liza Killey's wedding. 1894 P. H. Hunter (1900) i. 14 Oor Kirk keepit as thrang as afore. 1923 G. Blake vii. 169 There were surely more people in this throng town of slated roofs than in all the Isles. 1969 Nov. 119 Whaur streets and stairs and closses were sae thrang. 2012 J. Butler xxxviii. 147 And thus, I came to Dundalk. As might be expected on a Saturday afternoon it is throng. the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > fully or constantly > of times 1615 R. Brathwait 62 You Clients..that visit this throng Terme. 1671 in M. P. Brown (1826) II. 566 Ye call in the lieges to Edinburgh in one of the throngest months of harvest that they have. 1715 R. Wodrow Let. 20 Sept. in (1843) II. 75 The harvest is just at its throngest. 1764 2 lxxvii. 265 The value of the time..in so throng a season as the summer, is very considerable. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality iv, in 1st Ser. II. 69 It will be hard for you to fill her place, especially on sic a thrang day as this. 1889 F. E. Gretton 111 It was wonderful to see..how way was made for him through the crowded streets at the afternoon throng hour. 1916 17 May 1/3 Monday last was a very throng time for 'Squire Crossman and proved a long day for the worthy 'squire. 1961 W. Landles 10 The inn was thrang wi' singin'. 2006 W. Mutch xiv. 204 The Borders hasn't had such a thrang time since the days of Johnny Armstrong. the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > fully or constantly 1627 R. Sanderson 191 Great men..are as throng as euer in pulling downe houses, and setting vp hedges; in vnpeopling townes, and creating beggars. 1657 G. Hutcheson xiv. 298 Christ will never be so throng, but he will take leisure to speak what is needful for his needy people. 1723 R. Wodrow Let. 17 May in (1843) III. 50 I have been so throng this day with my booksellers, that I was not in the Assembly. 1786 R. Burns Twa Dogs i, in 9 Twa Dogs, that were na thrang at hame. 1804 W. Tarras 1 We see his sheep thrang nibblin on the height. 1863 E. C. Gaskell II. 8 When we're throng, I help Hester. 1896 J. M. Barrie vi. 125 ‘I suppose you are terrible thrang’, she says. ‘Well, I am rather busy’. 1906 ‘H. Foulis’ xvi. 117 If you werena awfu' throng sleepin', you might take a bit turn on dake and see what is't. 1947 H. W. Pryde ii. 19 Sarah was so thrang that even her children steered clear of her. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey 311/1 I'm throng fer the minit. Dooãnt keep on at me. 1998 S. Blackhall 17 Auld Dod's ae loon, Francie,..wis sturdy an gleg wi machinery, sae wis keepit thrang mindin the muckle combine an the three tractors. the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] > intimate or familiar 1768 A. Ross i. 14 Lindy an' she I hear are unko thrang. 1790 D. Morison 136 Syne hame we scour'd fu' cheery and fu' thrang. 1826 J. Galt xviii. 162 She was leed on if she wasna thranger wi' a Captain Gorget. 1865 G. MacDonald I. xiv. 106 Him an' oor Willie's unco throng. 1929 July 310 Some fowks micht think it gey odd that Miss Monteagle wis thrang wi' us. 1990 B. Whyte 137 You're getting gey thrang the two o' ye. I hope ye ken what yer daein'. B. adv.the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adverb] > with studious care or diligently c1400 (?c1380) l. 17 (MED) Þat dotz bot þrych my hert þrange, My breste in bale bot bolne and bele. c1540 (?a1400) (2002) f. 49 And thus ho thought full thrange in hir thro hert Þat so semely a sight ho se neuer before. 1786 R. Burns 80 I see ye're complimented thrang, By many a lord an' lady. a1810 R. Tannahill (1815) 44 Some brushing thrang their wings and noses. a1869 C. Spence (1898) 139 Thrang hirslin' haunch-ways down a brae. 1898 ‘Junda’ 27 She wrought at her knitting all night so ‘throng’. 1952 J. Hunter 157 I sees some men aa wirkin trang Abune da green banks' broo. 1986 R. A. Jamieson 44 At da hert o aa tocht lies A geometry o shapes o things Dat never come, but fir aa dat Ir skabilaas dat nomen fok'll Wirk on trang t'rekk an bigg. the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > nearly or closely the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [adverb] > densely ?a1425 (?a1350) T. Castleford (1996) I. l. 20085 Bi þas parties of þe wodde endeling, Ilke tre on oþer þai stod so thrang. ?a1425 (Egerton) (1889) 124 When þai schall feight, þai hald þam so nere togyder and so thrang þat, whare þer er xxm men, sum men wald suppose þer ware noȝt xm. 1665 Earl of Argyll Let. in G. Sinclair & C. K. Sharpe (1829) 10 Thus highland matters are to be much of my L. Com. worke for a whill. I wish they had not come on so throng. a1700 W. Dunlop in W. Hamilton (1831) 143 They [sc. herring] come so throng that they are not visible to the fishers, but in calm weather they will swell and move the very ocean. 1721 A. Ramsay I. 172 At Night if Beds be o'er thrang laid And thou be twin'd of thine. 1776 D. Diston & J. Diston 90 When it [sc. Cloath] is thronger caamed, or coarser wafted, or thinner wrought, it will sink proportionately less. 1827 J. Imlah 131 Sic joyous nights come nae sae thrang, That I sae sune sou'd haste awa'. 1896 L. Proudlock 269 I see the ‘trouts’ are ‘rising’ thrang. 1993 B. Kay 5 The leid, the touns an the land bund thrang thegither on the cairtes as they aye hae been on the guid Scots tongue o the fowk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). throngv.Origin: Either (i) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Or (ii) formed wthin English, by conversion. Or (iii) a word inherited from Germanic. Etymons: thring v.; throng n.; throng adj. Etymology: Either (i) an alteration of thring v. (compare past tense forms at that entry) by association with throng n. or throng adj., (ii) immediately < throng n. or throng adj., or (iii) the reflex of an unattested Old English weak Class II verb *þrangian , cognate with Old High German thrangōn to push, force (Middle High German drangen to press, harass, compel) < the same Germanic base as throng n. (compare also (from the same base) the parallel weak Class I verb (with suffix causing i-mutation) Middle Low German drengen, Middle High German drengen (German drängen), Old Icelandic þrøngva, þrøngja to press, oppress, crowd, force (Icelandic þrengja), Old Swedish þrængia to press, force (Swedish tränga), Danish trænge). the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > press or squeeze [verb (transitive)] > crush a1400 (a1325) (Gött.) 900 Þu sal waite womman to stang, And scho sal ȝeit þin hefde thrang [Vesp. thring]. a1552 J. Leland (1907) i. 5 Edward desirid of King Henry to have the fore warde of the batel [of Agincourt]..; where be much hete and thronggid, being a fatte man, he was smoulderid to death. 1590 E. Spenser iii. ix. sig. Ll7v He [sc. the Thames] raues With roring rage, and sore him selfe does throng. 1596 T. Danett tr. P. de Commynes vi. xiii. 245 (note) He was..thronged to death in the gate. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny I. vi. xi. 120 See into what great streights between both seas Asia is..as it were thronged. c1616 R. C. (1871) v. 2142 This foolish prophesie, That, vnlesse throngd to death, thou ne're shalt die. 1701 A. d'Andilly tr. F. Josephus xx. iv. 533 They thrust on one another in their flight, and divers of them were thronged to death. 1825 J. T. Brockett Thrang, to press, to thrust, to squeeze. society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] > forcibly the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > move forward or advance [verb (intransitive)] > with persistence, effort, or urgency c1440 (?a1400) l. 3755 (MED) Thare they thronge in the thikke and thristis to the erthe Of the thraeste mene thre hundrethe. 1477 (Caxton) And thorow the thickest they throng & threst. c1540 (?a1400) (2002) f. 108v Throly tho thre men þroght [probably read þrong] hym aboute. 1594 W. Shakespeare sig. H1v Her breath,..thronging through her lips. View more context for this quotation 1603 R. Knolles 90 The enemie,..thronging in as fast as he could. 1624 J. Smith iii. ix. 80 Whereat they quickly thronged faster backe then before forward. ?a1625 Lawes of Candy i. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher (1647) sig. Ggg3/2 Having taken breath, he throng'd before me, Renew'd the fight. 1664 in S. Rutherford sig. E4v Strive, Mistress, to throng thorow the thorns of this life to be at Christ. the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > crowd together > crowd upon 1534 Mark v. 24 Moche people folowed him, and thronged him. 1594 W. Shakespeare sig. K2v Here one being throng'd, bears back. View more context for this quotation 1609 C. Butler v. sig. F1v The mainie begins to march along, thronging one another for hast. 1693 R. Bentley vii. 21 That Particles so widely disseminated could ever throng and crowd one another into a close and compact texture. 1704 J. Trapp i. ii. 299 Not so he look'd when throng'd with Multitudes Of the applauding Soldiers. 1763 F. J. 19 Let's now look back on simple Tim, With loyal tenants thronging him. 1850 Ld. Tennyson xxi. 35 When more and more the people throng The chairs and thrones of civil power. View more context for this quotation 1859 L. Oliphant II. ix. 198 The crowd thronged us as we pushed on, so that we were glad to get inside the gates. 1914 May 748 Considering the surplus of innumerable forms of existence which throng and push one another into life. 1997 B. R. Kirwin (2002) vi. 213 They all thronged me. the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > crowd together 1539 R. Morison tr. Frontinus iii. xiii. sig. kvv Some also haue thronged beastes together, ouer ageynst theyr ennemies, and so escaped the watche. 1578 J. Banister i. f. 6v Pericles..seemed..to throng & thunder out his wordes. a1608 F. Vere (1657) 6 The enemy coming..with ensigns displayed, very thick thronged together. 1615 T. Heywood sig. I My Standerd..the sight whereof Will driue these stragglers in disordered rankes, And in a hurly burly throng them hence. 1652 P. Heylyn Introd. sig. B5v Bochartus..hath thronged Jocktan and his Sons into a little corner of Arabia Felix. 1677 C. Sedley v. i. 54 All she holds dear she has throng'd there, but you, And now intreats that you will enter too. 1753 E. Young ii. 22 Throngs the Pride of Ages in an Hour. 1821 W. Scott II. viii. 203 Wayland..busied himself to answer the demands which she thronged one on another. 1833 F. Lieber tr. G. de Beaumont & A. de Tocqueville i. 13 The place for convicted criminals in New Orleans..is a horrid sink, in which they are thronged together. 1965 M. Spark (1967) vii. 193 Two Masses..were in progress, assisted by two congregations haphazardly thronged. 1991 1 Nov. a8/1 ‘I'm innocent of the charges,’ Smith told hundreds of reporters, photographers and onlookers thronged together..outside the Palm Beach County Courthouse. 5. the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > take up space [verb (intransitive)] > be or become full > be or become crowded 1563 L. Humphrey sig. f.i In deede affecters of Nobilitye, and counterfayte riche. With whom almost now euery corner throngs. 1757 J. Edwards (1837) viii. 75 Multitudes that the Christian world throngs with. 1794 J. P. Andrews I. 138 So much employment had he in keeping Normandy quiet; a province which thronged with discontented barons. 1844 W. Jamie 112 The whisky tents began to throng. 1876 G. MacDonald II. xxviii. 232 The whole place..thronged and buzzed and swarmed like the busiest of bee-hives. 1907 B. Mantle xx. 307 The movement of travel was still before her eyes, and her brain thronged with thoughts. 1921 July 89/2 The market of Tzaritzin was thronging with life and bustle. 1939 7 Oct. 231/3 The whole corridor throngs with jars containing the bird mummies sealed with linen. 2001 7 Aug. i. 5/7 The beaches around Mombasa throng with salesmen offering tourists safaris and boat trips. b. the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > take up (space or a place) [verb (transitive)] > fill > crowd 1578 A. Golding tr. Seneca vi. xxxiv. f. 99v Thou finde..eyther sides of the streates thronged with preace of commers and goers. 1578 T. Blenerhasset Egelrede f. 58 My faynting hart was thronged with a throng Of cares. 1609 W. Shakespeare v. 114 A man throng'd vp with cold, my Veines are chill. View more context for this quotation 1677 R. Thoresby (1830) I. 4 The Glasshouse Lecture..was thronged. 1697 in D. Leeds To Rdr. There has happened some Errors in printing the following treatise, occasioned partly by my distance from the Press, and partly by reason of its being thronged with other Work. 1706 in W. M. Inglis (1904) 42 His Lordship, being thronged with business, desired them to come to Auchterhouse. 1761 III. 272 The streets are..continually thronged with people, as well as horses, mules, camels, carriages, &c. 1833 Mar. 64 The first effort of an immature mind, thronged with splendid and vague ideas. 1841 W. Spalding I. i. iv. 149 The galleries of Italian palaces are still thronged with statues, as were the temples. 1894 H. Caine v. v. 356 The streets were thronged. 1909 18 Sept. 55/1 The large space occupied by the company was thronged by shoe manufacturers. 1948 Z. N. Hurston (1991) ii. 19 The place was thronged as she had seldom seen it before. 2011 (Nexis) 10 Sept. i1 Venice, although thronged with tourists, was an unexpected delight. the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > take up (space or a place) [verb (transitive)] > fill > crowd 1637 J. Milton 25 Nature..Covering the earth with odours, fruits, and flocks Thronging the seas with spawne innumerable. 1702 C. Beaumont (new ed.) iii. xxv. 29 If..I throng my Darling with this massy store, 'Twill to a Burden swell my Courtesy. 1704 D. Defoe 18 Nature to make amends for want of Sense, Has throng'd his Head with clear Impertinence. 1817 Lady Morgan (ed. 2) I. i. 90 Its preparations and rehearsals occupied and thronged the streets of Paris, for some days before the great performance. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Locksley Hall in (new ed.) II. 95 Her whisper throng'd my pulses with the fullness of the Spring. 1874 E. B. Pusey 268 To occupy and throng your thoughts with cares..of your own seeking. 1908 June 415 The choking, struggling humanity with which he [sc. Zola] thronged the streets of Paris may pass away with the shifting sands of time. 1999 K. Worth (2001) v. 111 He throngs his stage with figures involved in creative acts of ‘dreaming back’. the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > take up (space or a place) [verb (transitive)] > completely > as a crowd 1604 M. Drayton i. 7 A thousand strange thoughts throng her troubled mind. 1644 W. Prynne & C. Walker 27 Fiennes..with his sword in his hand beat back the people that thronged the draw-bridge. 1777 W. Roscoe 7 The cares that daily throng my breast. 1779 G. Keate (ed. 2) II. 199 Half Margate thronged the Pier-Head. 1820 P. B. Shelley i. i. 19 All Spirits..who throng those bright and rolling worlds. 1853 C. Brontë III. xl. 263 Gay dresses, grand equipages, fine horses..throng the bright streets. 1872 C. Rossetti in Jan. 278 Cherubim and Seraphim Thronged the air. 1909 H. Whyte vii. 50 One who was strong enough to overcome the difficulties..which thronged her path in the world. 1947 22 Mar. 90/3 These black-marketeers throng the Hungarian cafés and street fairs, their pockets full of surplus cash. 2000 K. Charles (2001) vi. 106 Hordes of people thronged the platform. 6. a. the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of people or animals > in large numbers c1565 (Copland) sig. A.iii They rysed the towne..And came thronging to Wyllyames house. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch 410 The Greekes who thronged about his pavilion doores. 1647 A. Cowley Wish in v. 23 Lest men..Should hither throng..And so make a City. 1710 A. Philips ii. 43 No more beneath thy Shade shall Shepherds throng. 1807 W. Wordsworth Ode in II. 148 I hear the Echoes through the mountains throng . View more context for this quotation 1832 W. Irving II. 277 The people thronged forth to see him with impatient joy. a1839 W. M. Praed (1864) II. 164 We did meet in courtly hall, Where birth and beauty throng. 1866 Mar. 315 Very sweet it is to sit on the cliffs and listen, with the pious folk thronging down below in the narrow streets. 1923 3 Oct. 12/6 The crowd broke through the slender cordon of police and gendarmerie and thronged round the Generals. 1969 M. Puzo ii. xii. 163 The young beautiful girls thronged through the city like lemmings, lasting one year, some two. 2005 (Nexis) 25 July 20 More than 110,000 people thronged through the gates over five days. the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of people or animals > in large numbers > have a crowd around one a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. iii. 397 Ape. Ile say th' hast Gold: Thou wilt be throng'd too shortly. Tim. Throng'd too? View more context for this quotation 1663 S. Pepys 13 June (1971) IV. 182 To the Royall Theatre... Here we saw ‘The Faithfull Shepheardesse’, a most simple thing and yet much thronged after. 1905 9 Sept. 408/1 She did not want..to be thronged around like a criminal on trial. 1951 July 32/2 Alec Guinness's harsh and intellectual Hamlet, damned by the fussy critics, is being thronged to by the public. 1580 A. Saker ii. 62 These thoughts begin to throng in my head. 1671 J. Milton 21 Restless thoughts, that like a deadly swarm Of Hornets..rush upon me thronging . View more context for this quotation 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford 124 All the stories of malignant Dives, and dismal Goules thronged into her memory. 1842 B. F. Taylor i. vii. 59 'Tis thus the mind is peopled from without; thus they come thronging in, that make the inner world. 1916 J. Joyce ii. 101 His monstrous reveries came thronging into his memory. 1947 P. Larkin ii. vi. 150 Besides—the impossibilities thronged upon her—she was sixteen, while Jane was twenty-five, middle-aged, and foreign, too. 2010 (Nexis) 25 Sept. (Review section) 3 Last year, we had..Doctor Who's brilliant David Tennant, around whom dark thoughts thronged like Daleks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.c1330adj.adv.a1400v.a1400 |
