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- DictionaryThrong/THrôNG/
noun
- 1. a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals: "he pushed his way through the throng"
verb
- 1. (of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area): "a crowd thronged the station"
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.
verb. 1. crowd, flock, congregate, troop, bunch, herd, cram, converge, hem in, mill around, swarm around the multitudes that throng around the Pope. crowd separate, break up, scatter, disperse, dispel, disband, spread out. 2. pack, fill, crowd, press, jam They throng the beaches in July and August.
A throng is a crowd of people or animals. On the crowded platform, the throng of passengers attempted to push their way into the already overcrowded subway car. When used as a noun, throng means a tightly packed crowd of people or animals. As a verb, it means to push together or squeeze into an area. The science fiction movie fans thronged into ...
2 days ago · 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.
Definition of throng noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to be or go somewhere in very large numbers: drunken people thronging the streets. The street was thronged with shoppers and tourists. (Definition of throng from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of throng verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
