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throng

(θrɒŋ, US θrɔːŋ)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense throngs, present participle thronging, past tense, past participle thronged
1. countable noun
A throng is a large crowd of people.
[literary]
An official pushed through the throng.
Synonyms: crowd, mob, horde, press More Synonyms of throng
2. verb
When people throng somewhere, they go there in great numbers.
[literary]
The crowds thronged into the mall. [V + to/into/around]
...the multitudes that throng around the Pope. [Vto/into/around n]
Synonyms: rush, pour, stream, press More Synonyms of throng
3. verb
If people throng a place, they are present there in great numbers.
They throng the beaches between late June and early August. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: pack, fill, crowd, press More Synonyms of throng
thronged adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun]
The streets are thronged with people. [+ with]
More Synonyms of throng

throng in British English

(θrɒŋ)
noun
1. 
a great number of people or things crowded together
verb
2. 
to gather in or fill (a place) in large numbers; crowd
3. (transitive)
to hem in (a person); jostle
adjective
4.  Yorkshire dialect (postpositive)
busy
Word origin
Old English gethrang; related to Old Norse throng, Old High German drangōd

throng in American English

(θrɔŋ)
noun
1. 
a great number of people gathered together; crowd
2. 
a crowding together of people; crowded condition
3. 
any great number of things massed or considered together; multitude
verb intransitive
4. 
to gather together, move, or press in a throng
verb transitive
5. 
to crowd or press upon in large numbers
6. 
to crowd into; fill with a multitude
SIMILAR WORDS:  crowd
Word origin
ME < OE (ge)thrang (akin to Ger drang) < base of thringan, to press, crowd: for IE base see thrall

Examples of 'throng' in a sentence
throng

The GPs crisis leapt up to bite us when A&Es became thronged with people unable to get an appointment.
The Sun (2016)
But the broker turns and joins the throng.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The crowd that thronged the boundaries reflected that.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
To the people who thronged the streets of the darkened town these were moments of intense excitement.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The great mobs which had thronged the streets during the night had vanished.
Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
All three places were thronged with hearers.
Christianity Today (2000)
So many youngsters thronged the street in their party finery.
The Sun (2008)
Delighted locals thronged the streets and waved flags to honour the men and women.
The Sun (2008)
Guards had to be assigned to hold back the crowds that thronged to watch and shout insults at the condemned.
Paul Preston DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain (2002)
It turned out instead that the throng had assembled to praise, not to bury him.
Miller, James The Passion of Michel Foucault (1993)
It is only a matter of time before one of the Wags joins the unhappy throng.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The streets thronged with people, but no one looked on his face and ran from him.
Christina Dodd SOMEDAY MY PRINCE (1999)
Soon afterwards, the police melted away and people thronged the streets.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
How we had found each other in this throng of 250,000 people was inexplicable.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And no people will throng the streets because councils won't be able to afford the insurance premiums.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I knelt down and crawled at great speed through the legs of the assembled throng.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The hall was packed, and the assembled throng were clapping along to a drum and dance spectacular on stage.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They join a growing throng.
The Sun (2008)
What was dignified became chaotic as the crowds thronged towards them, trying to catch a glimpse and take photographs on phones and cameras.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The place was thronged, giddy, loud.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Most petitioners alight, Joining a throng as ethnically diverse as the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
At a wedding, the assembled throng is there to bear witness to two people's choice to join their lives together.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
throng

British English: throng NOUN
A throng is a large crowd of people.
An official pushed through the throng.
  • American English: throng
  • Brazilian Portuguese: multidão
  • Chinese: 一大群人
  • European Spanish: multitud
  • French: foule
  • German: Masse
  • Italian: moltitudine
  • Japanese: 人だかり
  • Korean: 인파
  • European Portuguese: multidão
  • Latin American Spanish: multitud
British English: throng VERB
When people throng somewhere, they go there in great numbers.
The crowds thronged into the mall.
  • American English: throng
  • Brazilian Portuguese: juntar-se em multidão
  • Chinese: 蜂涌
  • European Spanish: agolparse
  • French: affluer
  • German: sich drängen
  • Italian: riversarsi
  • Japanese: 群がる
  • Korean: 모여들다
  • European Portuguese: juntar-se em multidão
  • Latin American Spanish: agolparse

Chinese translation of 'throng'

throng

(ˈθrɔŋ)

n (c)

  1. (= crowd) 大群 (dà qún)

vt

  1. [people] [streets, beaches etc] 蜂拥(擁)而至 (fēngyōng ér zhì)

vi

  1. to throng to/into/around 拥(擁)向/入/在周(週)围(圍) (yōng xiàng/rù/zài zhōuwéi)
(noun) 
Definition
a great number of people or things crowded together
An official pushed through the throng.
Synonyms
crowd
It took some two hours before the crowd was fully dispersed.
mob
a growing mob of demonstrators
horde
A horde of people was screaming for tickets.
press
There was still a press of people around the Victoria Memorial.
host
A host of stars attended the awards ceremony.
pack
a pack of journalists who wanted to interview him
mass
A mass of excited people clogged the street.
crush
They got separated from each other in the crush.
jam
congregation
Most members of the congregation arrive a few minutes before the service.
swarm
A swarm of people encircled the hotel.
multitude
the multitudes that surround the Pope
concourse
The streets were filled with a fair concourse of people that night.
assemblage
a chaotic assemblage of drifters and ruffians
1 (verb) 
Definition
to gather in or fill (a place) in large numbers
the multitudes that throng around the Pope
Synonyms
crowd
flock
The crowds flocked around her.
congregate
People were already beginning to congregate outside the cinema.
troop
The VIPs trooped into the hall and sat down.
bunch
herd
cram
converge
hem in
mill around
swarm around
Opposites
separate,
break up
,
scatter
,
disperse
,
dispel
,
disband
,
spread out
2 (verb) 
Definition
to gather in or fill (a place) in large numbers
They throng the beaches in July and August.
Synonyms
pack
All her possessions were packed into the back of her car.
Thousands of people packed into the arena.
fill
Thousands of people filled the streets.
crowd
A throng of fashionable young people crowded around the stage.
press
He pressed his back against the door.
jam
In summer, the beach is jammed with day-trippers.
3 (verb) 
Definition
to gather in or fill (a place) in large numbers
The crowds thronged into the mall.
Synonyms
rush
Water rushes out of huge tunnels.
pour
Blood was pouring from his broken nose.
stream
The traffic streamed past him.
press
As the music stopped, the crowd pressed forward.
flow
A stream flowed down into the valley.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of assemblage
Definition
a collection or group of things
a chaotic assemblage of drifters and ruffians
Synonyms
group,
company,
meeting,
body,
crowd,
collection,
mass,
gathering,
rally,
assembly,
flock,
congregation,
accumulation,
multitude,
throng,
hui (New Zealand),
conclave,
aggregation,
convocation (formal),
runanga (New Zealand)
in the sense of concourse
Definition
a crowd
The streets were filled with a fair concourse of people that night.
Synonyms
crowd,
collection,
gathering,
assembly,
crush,
multitude,
throng,
convergence,
hui (New Zealand),
assemblage,
confluence,
meeting,
runanga (New Zealand)
in the sense of congregate
Definition
to collect together in or as a crowd
People were already beginning to congregate outside the cinema.
Synonyms
come together,
meet,
mass,
collect,
gather,
concentrate,
rally,
assemble,
flock,
muster,
convene,
converge,
throng,
rendezvous,
foregather,
convoke (formal)

Nearby words of
throng

  • throb
  • throes
  • thrombosis
  • throng
  • throttle
  • through
  • through and through

Synonyms of 'throng'

throng

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of congregation
Definition
a group of worshippers
Most members of the congregation arrive a few minutes before the service.
Synonyms
parishioners,
host,
brethren,
crowd,
assembly,
parish,
flock,
fellowship,
multitude,
throng,
laity
in the sense of crush
Definition
a dense crowd
They got separated from each other in the crush.
Synonyms
crowd,
mob,
horde,
throng,
press,
pack,
mass,
jam,
herd,
huddle,
swarm,
multitude,
rabble
in the sense of fill
Definition
to occupy the whole of
Thousands of people filled the streets.
Synonyms
pack,
crowd,
squeeze,
cram,
throng
in the sense of flock
Definition
to gather together or move in large numbers
The crowds flocked around her.
Synonyms
gather,
group,
crowd,
mass,
collect,
assemble,
herd,
huddle,
converge,
throng,
congregate,
troop
in the sense of flow
Definition
the advancing of the tide
A stream flowed down into the valley.
Synonyms
run,
course,
rush,
sweep,
move,
issue,
pass,
roll,
flood,
pour,
slide,
proceed,
stream,
run out,
surge,
spill,
go along,
circulate,
swirl,
glide,
ripple,
cascade,
whirl,
overflow,
gush,
inundate,
deluge,
spurt,
teem,
spew,
squirt,
purl,
well forth
in the sense of horde
Definition
a very large crowd, often frightening or unpleasant
A horde of people was screaming for tickets.
Synonyms
crowd,
mob,
swarm,
press,
host,
band,
troop,
pack,
crew (informal),
drove,
gang,
multitude,
throng
in the sense of host
Definition
a great number
A host of stars attended the awards ceremony.
Synonyms
crowd,
army,
pack,
drove,
mob,
herd,
legion,
swarm,
horde,
throng
in the sense of jam
Definition
a situation where a large number of people or vehicles are crowded into a place
Synonyms
crowd,
press,
pack,
mass,
crush,
mob,
swarm,
horde,
multitude,
throng
in the sense of jam
Definition
to fill (a place) with people or vehicles
In summer, the beach is jammed with day-trippers.
Synonyms
crowd,
cram,
throng,
crush,
press,
mass,
surge,
flock,
swarm,
congregate
in the sense of mass
Definition
a large amount or number, as of people
A mass of excited people clogged the street.
Synonyms
crowd,
group,
body,
pack,
lot,
army,
host,
band,
troop,
drove,
crush,
bunch (informal),
mob,
flock,
herd,
number,
horde,
multitude,
throng,
rabble,
assemblage

Additional synonyms

in the sense of mob
Definition
a riotous or disorderly crowd of people
a growing mob of demonstrators
Synonyms
crowd,
pack,
collection,
mass,
body,
press,
host,
gathering,
drove,
gang,
flock,
herd,
swarm,
horde,
multitude,
throng,
assemblage
in the sense of multitude
Definition
a large number of people or things
the multitudes that surround the Pope
Synonyms
crowd,
host,
mass,
mob,
congregation,
swarm,
sea,
horde,
throng,
great number
in the sense of pour
Definition
to flow or cause to flow out in a stream
Blood was pouring from his broken nose.
Synonyms
flow,
stream,
run,
course,
rush,
emit,
cascade,
gush,
spout,
spew
in the sense of press
Definition
a crowd
There was still a press of people around the Victoria Memorial.
Synonyms
crowd,
host,
pack,
crush,
bunch (informal),
mob,
flock,
herd,
push (informal),
swarm,
horde,
multitude,
throng
in the sense of press
Definition
to crowd
He pressed his back against the door.
Synonyms
push,
squeeze,
jam,
thrust,
ram,
wedge,
shove
in the sense of press
Definition
to crowd
As the music stopped, the crowd pressed forward.
Synonyms
crowd,
push,
gather,
rush,
surge,
mill,
hurry,
cluster,
flock,
herd,
swarm,
hasten,
seethe,
throng
in the sense of stream
Definition
(of a crowd of people or traffic or a herd of animals) to move in unbroken succession
The traffic streamed past him.
Synonyms
rush,
fly,
speed,
tear,
flood,
pour
in the sense of swarm
Definition
a moving mass of people
A swarm of people encircled the hotel.
Synonyms
multitude,
crowd,
mass,
army,
host,
drove,
flock,
herd,
horde,
myriad,
throng,
shoal,
concourse,
bevy
in the sense of troop
Definition
to move in a crowd
The VIPs trooped into the hall and sat down.
Synonyms
flock,
march,
crowd,
stream,
parade,
swarm,
throng,
traipse (informal)
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