a great throng of people

  • 1throng — [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… …

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  • 2throng´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) …

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  • 3throng — [[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]… …

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  • 4throng — /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… …

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  • 5throng — /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… …

  • 6throng — 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… …

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  • 7throng — [[t]θrɔŋ, θrɒŋ[/t]] n. 1) a multitude of people crowded together 2) a great number of things crowded or considered together 3) scot. Scot. pressure, as of work 4) to assemble in large numbers; crowd 5) to crowd or press upon; jostle 6) to fill or …

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  • 8Chronology of the Great Famine — Main article: Great Famine (Ireland) An 1849 depiction of Bridget O Donnell and her two children during the famine. The Chronology of the Great Famine (Irish: An Gorta Mór[1] …

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  • 9Across the Great Divide tour — infobox concert tour concert tour name = Across the Great Divide tour artist = Powderfinger and Silverchair location = Australia, New Zealand album = Dream Days at the Hotel Existence (by Powderfinger) Young Modern (by Silverchair) dates = 29… …

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  • 10St. Hormisdas —     Pope St. Hormisdas     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Hormisdas     Date of birth unknown, elected to the Holy See, 514; d. at Rome, 6 August, 523.     This able and sagacious pontiff belonged to a wealthy and honourable family of… …

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