throng

  • 31throng with something — ˈthrong with sb/sth | be ˈthronged with sb/sth derived to be full of people, cars, etc • The cafes were thronging with students. • The streets were thronged with people. Main entry: ↑throngderived …

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  • 32throng around — phr verb Throng around is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑crowd …

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  • 33throng — 1. noun /θrɒŋ,θrɔŋ,θrɑŋ/ a) A group of people crowded or gathered closely together; a multitude. b) A group of things; a host or swarm. 2. verb /θrɒŋ,θrɔŋ,θrɑŋ/ a) To …

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  • 34throng — I Cleveland Dialect List a confused crowd; a state of bustle, confusion: i t varry thrang on t ; the condition of being veru busy: T missis s in a vast o thrang wiv her cheeses II Cleveland Dialect List closesly packed or crowded; busy, closely… …

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  • 35throng — v. (P; intr.) they all thronged around the speaker * * * [θrɒŋ] (P; intr.) they all thronged around the speaker …

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  • 36throng — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. multitude, crowd, mob, horde; army, host. See assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. multitude, mass, concourse, press; see crowd 1 , gathering . See Synonym Study at crowd . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 37throng — sb. Alys. 3639. AS. þringan …

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  • 38throng — n. crowd, multitudeθrÉ‘Å‹ ,θrɔŋ /θrÉ’Å‹ v. crowd, gatherθrÉ‘Å‹ ,θrɔŋ /θrÉ’Å‹ …

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  • 39throng — noun a large, densely packed crowd. verb gather in large numbers in (a place): a crowd thronged the station. ↘flock or be present in great numbers. Origin OE (ge)thrang crowd, tumult , of Gmc origin …

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  • 40throng — I. n. Crowd, multitude, horde, press, host. II. v. n. Crowd, press, flock. III. v. a. Crowd, fill …

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