throng
throng /θr'ɒŋ, AM θr'ɔːŋ/ (throngs thronging thronged)
1 [N-COUNT]
A throng is a large crowd of people. (LITERARY)
An official pushed through the throng.
= crowd
2 [VERB] V to/into/around n
When people throng somewhere, they go there in great numbers. (LITERARY)
The crowds thronged into the mall.
= flock
3 [VERB] V n
If people throng a place, they are present there in great numbers.
They throng the beaches between late June and early August.
= crowd
● thronged [ADJ] v-link ADJ with n
The streets are thronged with people.
1 [N-COUNT]
A throng is a large crowd of people. (LITERARY)
An official pushed through the throng.
= crowd
2 [VERB] V to/into/around n
When people throng somewhere, they go there in great numbers. (LITERARY)
The crowds thronged into the mall.
= flock
3 [VERB] V n
If people throng a place, they are present there in great numbers.
They throng the beaches between late June and early August.
= crowd
● thronged [ADJ] v-link ADJ with n
The streets are thronged with people.