throng
11throng — ► NOUN ▪ a large, densely packed crowd. ► VERB ▪ gather in large numbers in (a place). ORIGIN Old English …
12throng — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ assembled, gathered VERB + THRONG ▪ join ▪ people coming from all directions to join the throng PREPOSITION …
13throng — [[t]θrɒ̱ŋ, AM θrɔ͟ːŋ[/t]] throngs, thronging, thronged 1) N COUNT A throng is a large crowd of people. [LITERARY] An official pushed through the throng. Syn: crowd 2) VERB When people throng somewhere, they go there in great numbers. [LITERARY]… …
14throng — throng1 [θrɔŋ US θro:ŋ] n written [: Old English; Origin: thrang, gethrang] a large group of people in one place = ↑crowd ▪ She got lost in the throng. throng of ▪ a throng of excited spectators throng 2 throng2 v …
15throng — I UK [θrɒŋ] / US [θrɔŋ] noun [countable] Word forms throng : singular throng plural throngs mainly literary a large crowd of people II UK [θrɒŋ] / US [θrɔŋ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms throng : present tense I/you/we/they throng… …
16throng — /thrawng, throng/, n. 1. a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd. 2. a great number of things crowded or considered together: a throng of memories. 3. Chiefly Scot. pressure, as of work. v.i. 4. to assemble, collect, or go in… …
17throng — 1 noun (C) literary a large group of people in one place; crowd: a milling throng of excited spectators | the throng: She got lost in the throng. 2 verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) if people throng a place, they go there in… …
18Throng — Thring Thring, v. t. & i. [imp. {Throng}.] [AS. [thorn]ringan. See {Throng}.] To press, crowd, or throng. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …
19throng — throng1 [ θrɔŋ ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a large crowd of people throng throng 2 [ θrɔŋ ] verb intransitive or transitive if people throng somewhere, a lot of them go there …
20throng — I. noun Etymology: Middle English thrang, throng, from Old English thrang, gethrang; akin to Old English thringan to press, crowd, Old High German dringan, Lithuanian trenkti to jolt Date: before 12th century 1. a. a multitude of assembled… …
