throngedadj.

Brit.

/θrɒŋd/, U.S.

/θrɔŋd/,

/θrɑŋd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: throng v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < throng v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier throng adj. N.E.D. (1912) also gives the pronunciation þrǫ·ŋėd) /ˈθrɒŋɪd/ in poetic use.

1. Densely packed together, as a large number of people or things; crowded; constituting a throng or crowd; numerous, multitudinous.In quot. 1616 apparently: compressed, narrowed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [adjective] > densely packed

thickc893

thick-set?a1366

rankc1450

compact1563

thronged1581

thickened?1611

close1654

dense1776

tight1942

1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession sig. H.iv Oh that thy harde Fortune should conducte thee to suche distresse, that onely by thyne owne valiaunce and prowesse, hast escaped so many daungers, emongst thy thronged enemies.

1600 C. Edmondes Obseruations Fiue Bks. Caesars Comm. i. vii. 21 Hauing beaten backe Caesars horsemen, with a thicke thronged batallion, they put themselues into a phalanx.

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. v. 115 As vnder their [sc. trees'] command the thronged Creeke Ran lessened vp.

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila vii. iv. 96 Those throng'd Figures sum not Thee.

1713 J. Addison Cato ii. i. 18 The thick Array Of his throng'd Legions.

1767 C. Smart tr. Horace Odes ii. xvii. in tr. Horace Wks. (new ed.) I. 206 The thronged multitude thrice clapped.

1822 J. MacDonald Mem. J. Benson 463 He addressed a thronged audience.

1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 270 The mariners..ask Jonah thronged questions.

1908 E. Wharton Hermit & Wild Woman 41 The air shone with thronged candle-flames.

1977 F. Jameson in Diacritics 7 13 Those thronged bodies passing the night indoors on the staircases.

2014 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 5 Aug. 6 The procession made slow progress through the thronged mass of people.

a. Of a place: crowded or packed with people or things; fully attended or frequented. Cf. throng adj. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > crowded

thickc893

replete?a1475

frequentc1540

throng1557

thicky1587

thronged1605

celebrious1611

crowded1612

stiff1683

swarming1810

multitudinous1820

throngful1830

dense1842

swarmy1858

teeminga1873

swarmed1885

mobbed1898

1605 M. Drayton Poems sig. Cc4^v With those the thronged Theaters that presse, I in the circuite for the Lawrell stroue.

1646 H. More Democritus Platonissans 8 If each fixed fire..prove Sunnes, and Planets flie About their flaming heads amid the thronged skie.

1705 D—— Deputies 20 Their thronged Streets still ebb and flow, With Waves of People crouding to and fro.

1748 J. Hervey Contempl. Night in Medit. & Contempl. (ed. 2) II. 56 What an Invitation is this, to slip away from the thronged City!

1831 W. Scott Count Robert xii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. II. 284 A loud and varied murmur, resembling that of a thronged hive.

1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 189 To me these thronged places are wearisome in the extreme.

1914 R. Shackleton & E. Shackleton Four on Tour vi. 59 It was here..at this now extremely thronged and busy corner that the last Welsh Prince of Wales was beheaded.

1957 L. P. Hartley Hireling 43 Leadbitter avoided the thronged main roads.

2003 Sewanee Rev. 111 236 Most local white adults avoided the thronged streets as much as possible.

b. Of time or a period of time: taken up with work or activity; busy. Also of a person: busily occupied, hard-pressed. Cf. throng adj. 5, 6.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > fully or constantly > of times

throng1615

thronged1774

back-to-back1968

1774 J. Pringle Let. 8 July in Comm. & Agric. Mag. (1799) Dec. 316 It seems it was a thronged court-day.

1840 Lorain (Elyria, Ohio) Standard 13 Oct. The Democrats are very often too thronged with work to go to the election.

1862 Engineer Aug. 75/1 In such a thronged time as every holiday week is.

1894 G. A. Smith Hist. Geogr. Holy Land (ed. 2) xxi. 461 Twice it has seemed to me that I saw the lake as it lay in those thronged days.

1943 R.A.F. Jrnl. Aug. 15 Members of the R.A.F. who in the midst of their thronged days find time to encourage and assist the Air Training Corps squadrons.

1983 M. J. Murphy Ulster Folk of Field & Fireside 200 A thronged time surely in the Glens.

1990 I. Mason Sundog viii. 109 I'm that thronged with jobs here and two of Bill's hands have been sick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thronged
释义	throngedadj. Brit. /θrɒŋd/, U.S. /θrɔŋd/, /θrɑŋd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: throng v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < throng v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier throng adj. N.E.D. (1912) also gives the pronunciation þrǫ·ŋėd) /ˈθrɒŋɪd/ in poetic use. 1. Densely packed together, as a large number of people or things; crowded; constituting a throng or crowd; numerous, multitudinous.In quot. 1616 apparently: compressed, narrowed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [adjective] > densely packed thickc893 thick-set?a1366 rankc1450 compact1563 thronged1581 thickened?1611 close1654 dense1776 tight1942 1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession sig. H.iv Oh that thy harde Fortune should conducte thee to suche distresse, that onely by thyne owne valiaunce and prowesse, hast escaped so many daungers, emongst thy thronged enemies. 1600 C. Edmondes Obseruations Fiue Bks. Caesars Comm. i. vii. 21 Hauing beaten backe Caesars horsemen, with a thicke thronged batallion, they put themselues into a phalanx. 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. v. 115 As vnder their [sc. trees'] command the thronged Creeke Ran lessened vp. 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila vii. iv. 96 Those throng'd Figures sum not Thee. 1713 J. Addison Cato ii. i. 18 The thick Array Of his throng'd Legions. 1767 C. Smart tr. Horace Odes ii. xvii. in tr. Horace Wks. (new ed.) I. 206 The thronged multitude thrice clapped. 1822 J. MacDonald Mem. J. Benson 463 He addressed a thronged audience. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 270 The mariners..ask Jonah thronged questions. 1908 E. Wharton Hermit & Wild Woman 41 The air shone with thronged candle-flames. 1977 F. Jameson in Diacritics 7 13 Those thronged bodies passing the night indoors on the staircases. 2014 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 5 Aug. 6 The procession made slow progress through the thronged mass of people. 2. a. Of a place: crowded or packed with people or things; fully attended or frequented. Cf. throng adj. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > crowded thickc893 replete?a1475 frequentc1540 throng1557 thicky1587 thronged1605 celebrious1611 crowded1612 stiff1683 swarming1810 multitudinous1820 throngful1830 dense1842 swarmy1858 teeminga1873 swarmed1885 mobbed1898 1605 M. Drayton Poems sig. Cc4^v With those the thronged Theaters that presse, I in the circuite for the Lawrell stroue. 1646 H. More Democritus Platonissans 8 If each fixed fire..prove Sunnes, and Planets flie About their flaming heads amid the thronged skie. 1705 D—— Deputies 20 Their thronged Streets still ebb and flow, With Waves of People crouding to and fro. 1748 J. Hervey Contempl. Night in Medit. & Contempl. (ed. 2) II. 56 What an Invitation is this, to slip away from the thronged City! 1831 W. Scott Count Robert xii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. II. 284 A loud and varied murmur, resembling that of a thronged hive. 1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 189 To me these thronged places are wearisome in the extreme. 1914 R. Shackleton & E. Shackleton Four on Tour vi. 59 It was here..at this now extremely thronged and busy corner that the last Welsh Prince of Wales was beheaded. 1957 L. P. Hartley Hireling 43 Leadbitter avoided the thronged main roads. 2003 Sewanee Rev. 111 236 Most local white adults avoided the thronged streets as much as possible. b. Of time or a period of time: taken up with work or activity; busy. Also of a person: busily occupied, hard-pressed. Cf. throng adj. 5, 6. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > fully or constantly > of times throng1615 thronged1774 back-to-back1968 1774 J. Pringle Let. 8 July in Comm. & Agric. Mag. (1799) Dec. 316 It seems it was a thronged court-day. 1840 Lorain (Elyria, Ohio) Standard 13 Oct. The Democrats are very often too thronged with work to go to the election. 1862 Engineer Aug. 75/1 In such a thronged time as every holiday week is. 1894 G. A. Smith Hist. Geogr. Holy Land (ed. 2) xxi. 461 Twice it has seemed to me that I saw the lake as it lay in those thronged days. 1943 R.A.F. Jrnl. Aug. 15 Members of the R.A.F. who in the midst of their thronged days find time to encourage and assist the Air Training Corps squadrons. 1983 M. J. Murphy Ulster Folk of Field & Fireside 200 A thronged time surely in the Glens. 1990 I. Mason Sundog viii. 109 I'm that thronged with jobs here and two of Bill's hands have been sick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1581
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