throngnoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/θrɒŋ/us/θrɑːŋ/a crowd or large group of people:
A huge throng had gathered around the speaker.
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Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- assemblage
- band
- bee
- corps
- crop
- galaxy
- gang
- ginger group
- group
- grouping
- quarter
- stable
- think tank
- threesome
- tribe
- triumvirate
- vintage
- wing
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throngverb [ I + adv/prep, T ]
uk/θrɒŋ/us/θrɑːŋ/to be or go somewhere in very large numbers:
Crowds thronged the market place.
The narrow streets were thronged with summer visitors.
[ + to infinitive ] Thousands of people thronged to see the exhibition while it was in the capital.
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Forming groups (of people)
- be ranged against/with sth/sb
- cluster
- congregate
- convene
- converge
- corral
- crowd around (sb/sth)
- flock
- form
- gather
- get
- get together
- group
- mob
- muster
- range
- reunion
- round
- round sth/sb up
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