Lexic.us

Definition of Throng

1. Noun. A large gathering of people.

2. Verb. Press tightly together or cram. "The streets throng with crowds"; "The crowd packed the auditorium"

Definition of Throng

1. n. A multitude of persons or of living beings pressing or pressed into a close body or assemblage; a crowd.

2. v. i. To crowd together; to press together into a close body, as a multitude of persons; to gather or move in multitudes.

3. v. t. To crowd, or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings.

4. a. Thronged; crowded; also, much occupied; busy.

Definition of Throng

1. Noun. A group of people crowded or gathered closely together; a multitude. ¹

2. Noun. A group of things; a host or swarm. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To crowd into a place, especially to fill it. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To congregate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Throng

1. to crowd into [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Throng

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throne rooms throned throneless thronelike thrones throng (current term) thronged thronging throngly throngs

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Literary usage of Throng

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Der. throw, sb., thraw-er ; and see threa-d, throng. same V TARK, to turn, twist violently (Fick, i. 597), are Goth.& thumb of a glove. ß. ..."

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