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throng´er — throng «thrng, throng», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. a crowd; great number; multitude: »The streets were filled with throngs of people (Dickens). Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, But in ourselves are triumph and defeat (Longfellow) … Useful english dictionary
throng — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ assembled, gathered VERB + THRONG ▪ join ▪ people coming from all directions to join the throng PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
Throng — Throng, n. [OE. [thorn]rong, [thorn]rang, AS. ge[thorn]rang, fr. [thorn]ringan to crowd, to press; akin to OS. thringan, D. & G. dringen, OHG. dringan, Icel. [thorn]ryngva, [thorn]r[ o]ngva, Goth. [thorn]riehan, D. & G. drang a throng, press,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Throng — Throng, v. t. 1. To crowd, or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings. [1913 Webster] Much people followed him, and thronged him. Mark v. 24. [1913 Webster] 2. To crowd into; to fill closely by crowding or pressing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Throng — Throng, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thronged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thronging}.] To crowd together; to press together into a close body, as a multitude of persons; to gather or move in multitudes. [1913 Webster] I have seen the dumb men throng to see him.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
throng — [thrôŋ] n. [ME < OE (ge)thrang (akin to Ger drang) < base of thringan, to press, crowd: for IE base see THRALL] 1. a great number of people gathered together; crowd 2. a crowding together of people; crowded condition 3. any great number of… … English World dictionary
throng — [[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]… … English dictionary
throng — /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… … Universalium
throng — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
throng — /θrɒŋ / (say throng) noun 1. a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; a crowd. 2. a great number of things crowded or considered together. –verb (i) 3. to assemble, collect, or go in large numbers; crowd. –verb (t) 4. to crowd or… …
throng — n. & v. n. 1 a crowd of people. 2 (often foll. by of) a multitude, esp. in a small space. v. 1 intr. come in great numbers (crowds thronged to the stadium). 2 tr. flock into or crowd round; fill with or as with a crowd (crowds thronged the… … Useful english dictionary
