throng

Preposition: of

• spectator: Wales ' Commonwealth hopefuls impressed the gathered throng of spectators at the Norwich Union International this weekend.
• shopper: Suddenly, they were in Oxford Street, amid a throng of shoppers.
• tourist: Thread your way between the vehicles and join the throngs of tourists along the path into the gorge.
• visitor: What draws throngs of visitors, however, is the oldest recorded tree in the world.
• people: Pushing my way through the door into the busy throng of people I looked around the room.

Object

• street: In the town itself, crowds thronged the streets.
• crowd: Massive crowds thronged along the main parade stretch on the Shankill, dampened only slightly by occasional showers.
• mass: Then we wandered round various bars where jazz & folk groups were entertaining the thronging masses.

Converse of object

• assemble: Then a handsome young couple emerged to a roar of delight from the assembled throng.
• heave: The others agreed and Gieve soon vanished into the heaving throng.
• join: Suddenly I felt a new presence joining the throng.
• gather: Out of the vast throng gathered for the feast three thousand were converted.

Adjective modifier

• merry: There was the merry throng laughing, gamboling, working at top speed.
• countless: Arthur was standing, and the jewels in his crown shone like bright stars above the countless throng.
• dense: They parade in dense throngs and make the street impassable.
• vast: Out of the vast throng gathered for the feast three thousand were converted.
• happy: He would lead the happy dancing throng to the village green where a huge, decorated pole had been hoisted into position.
• huge: Hiding their faces they rejoin the huge throng of miserable humanity - again in silence.

Preposition: with

• visitor: For a start, it's thronged with visitors - far more than at its Korean counterpart.
• people: Doctors ' waiting rooms are thronged with people who have no real need to be there.