throng
throng definition
throng (t̸hrôŋ)
noun
- a great number of people gathered together; crowd
- a crowding together of people; crowded condition
- any great number of things massed or considered together; multitude
Etymology: ME < OE (ge)thrang (akin to Ger drang) < base of thringan, to press, crowd: for IE base see thrall
intransitive verb
to gather together, move, or press in a throng
transitive verb
- to crowd or press upon in large numbers
- to crowd into; fill with a multitude
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