throng

throng  (thrông, thrng)

n.

1. A large group of people gathered or crowded closely together; a multitude. See Synonyms at crowd¹.

2. A large group of things; a host.

v. thronged, throng·ing, throngs

v.tr.

1. To crowd into; fill: commuters thronging the subway platform.

2. To press in on.

v.intr.

To gather, press, or move in a throng.

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[Middle English, from Old English gethrang.]

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throng [θrɒŋ]

n

a great number of people or things crowded together

vb

1. to gather in or fill (a place) in large numbers; crowd

2. (tr) to hem in (a person); jostle

adj

Yorkshire dialect (postpositive) busy

[Old English gethrang; related to Old Norse throng, Old High German drangōd]

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Throng(s) a large number of persons or things that are crowded and jostled together. See also multitude.

Examples: throng of business, 1730; of work, 1707; throngs of gentle dreams, 1760; of thoughts, 1602.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	throng - a large gathering of people           concourse, multitude assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place hive - a teeming multitude horde, host, legion - a vast multitude ruck, herd - a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"
Verb	1.	throng - press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" jam, mob, pile, pack crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"

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throng

noun

crowd, mob, horde, press, host, pack, mass, crush, jam, congregation, swarm, multitude, concourse, assemblage An official pushed through the throng.

verb

1. crowd, flock, congregate, troop, bunch, herd, cram, converge, hem in, mill around, swarm around the multitudes that throng around the Pope
crowd separate, break up, scatter, disperse, dispel, disband, spread out

2. pack, fill, crowd, press, jam They throng the beaches in July and August.

3. rush, pour, stream, press, flow The crowds thronged into the mall.

Translations

throng [θrɒŋ]

A. N → multitud f, muchedumbre f
great throngs of tourists → multitudes fpl de turistas

B. VT → atestar
the streets are thronged with tourists → las calles están atestadas de turistas

C. VI the schoolchildren came thronging in → los escolares entraron en tropel
to throng round sb → apiñarse en torno a algn
to throng to hear sb → venir en tropel or en masa a escuchar a algn

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throng [ˈθrɒŋ]

n → foule f

vt → prendre d'assaut
The street was thronged with shoppers → La rue était prise d'assaut par les chalands.

vi
to throng into sth → se presser dans qch
to throng around sb → se presser autour de qn

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throng

n (of people) → Scharen pl, → Menschenmenge f; (of angels) → Heerschar f

vi → sich drängen; to throng round somebody/something → sich um jdn/etw drängen or scharen; to throng toward(s) somebody/something → sich zu jdm/etw drängen, zu jdm/etw strömen

vt → belagern; people thronged the streets → die Menschen drängten sich in den Straßen; to be thronged with → wimmeln von or mit

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throng [θrɒŋ]

1. n → moltitudine f

2. vt → affollare

3. vi → affollarsi

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throng

n throng [θroŋ]

a crowd Throngs of people gathered to see the queen. skare حَشْد من الناس тълпа dav mængde die Menge πλήθος, συρφετός multitud rahvamurd انبوه مردم väentungos foule הָמוֹן भीड़ mnoštvo, gomila tömeg orang banyak þröng, fólksþvaga folla 群衆 군중 minia pūlis; drūzma sekumpulan menigte skare, menneskemasse tłum multidão mulţime толпа dav gruča, množica gomila vimmel, myller ฝูงชน kalabalık 人群 натовп ہجوم đám đông 人群

v

to crowd or fill People thronged the streets to see the president. stroom يَحْتَشِد тълпя се cpát se, ucpat fylde sich drängen in συρρέω, γεμίζω, κατακλύζω aglomerarse, abarrotar tunglema ازدحام کردن tungeksia se presser (vers, dans) לְהִתקַהֵל भीड़ करना preplaviti eláraszt memenuhi þyrpast í, fylla affollare 群がる 때지어 모이다 užplūsti drūzmēties; pārpludināt penuh sesak dgn zich verdringen stimle sammen, trenge på tłoczyć się, zapełniać apinhar a se înghesui, a se îmbulzi толпиться tlačiť sa gnesti se napraviti gomilu skocka sig på, fylla till trängsel ทำให้เนืองแน่น toplanmak, üşüşmek 群集 товпитися; заповнювати ہجوم لگانا xúm lại thành đám đông 群集