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Meaning of 'throng' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Throng [ a.]
- Thronged; crowded; also, much occupied; busy.
2 . Throng [ imp.]
- of Thring
3 . Throng [ n.]
- A multitude of persons or of living beings pressing or pressed into a close body or assemblage; a crowd.
- A great multitude; as, the heavenly throng.
4 . Throng [ v. i.]
- To crowd together; to press together into a close body, as a multitude of persons; to gather or move in multitudes.
5 . Throng [ v. t.]
- To crowd, or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings.
- To crowd into; to fill closely by crowding or pressing into, as a hall or a street.

Meaning of 'throng' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . throng [ v]
Meaning (1):
- press tightly together or cram
Example in sentence:
  • The crowd packed the auditorium

Nearby Words:

thracian thrack thrackscat thraldom thrall thrall-less thrall-like thralldom thranite thrapple

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