2. Verb. (third-person singular of throng) ¹
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Definition of Throngs
1. throng [v] - See also: throng
Lexicographical Neighbors of Throngs
Literary usage of Throngs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... that it succeeded in imposing some sort of discipline upon the motley throngs
which it undertook to teach. When the reform did come, it fairly rivalled, ..."
2. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"They both laughed adoringly — if Adam was feeling uncharitable, he'd say it was
simpering, not laughing — and took off for the exciting throngs in the ..."
3. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"They both laughed adoringly — if Adam was feeling uncharitable, he'd say it was
simpering, not laughing — and took off for the exciting throngs in the ..."
4. Travels in the United States, Etc.: During 1849 and 1850 by Emmeline Stuart-Wortley (1851)
"Intention to cross the Isthmus of Panama — The Carnival at Mexico — Magnificence
of the Cathedral during that Festival — throngs of picturesque People in ..."
5. From Harrison to Harding: A Personal Narrative, Covering a Third of a by Arthur Wallace Dunn (1922)
"... HOUSE WONDER Great throngs to See Roosevelt—Prince Henry has a Strenuous Time—
Tillman's Invitation to Meet the Prince Recalled—Philippine Troubles and ..."
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