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throng

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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.

[Middle English, from Old English gethrang.]

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]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.throngthrong - a large gathering of people          
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"
Verb1.throng - press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"

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. Nmultitud f, muchedumbre f
great throngs of touristsmultitudes fpl de turistas
B. VTatestar
the streets are thronged with touristslas calles están atestadas de turistas
C. VI the schoolchildren came thronging inlos escolares entraron en tropel
to throng round sbapiñarse en torno a algn
to throng to hear sbvenir en tropel or en masa a escuchar a algn

throng [ˈθrɒŋ]
nfoule f
vtprendre 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

throng
n (of people)Scharen pl, → Menschenmenge f; (of angels)Heerschar f
visich drängen; to throng round somebody/somethingsich um jdn/etw drängen or scharen; to throng toward(s) somebody/somethingsich zu jdm/etw drängen, zu jdm/etw strömen
vtbelagern; people thronged the streetsdie Menschen drängten sich in den Straßen; to be thronged withwimmeln von or mit

throng [θrɒŋ]
1. nmoltitudine f
2. vtaffollare
3. viaffollarsi

throng [θrɒŋ]
1. nmoltitudine f
2. vtaffollare
3. viaffollarsi

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
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 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


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While he looked upon the alarming spectacle an Office broke away from the Throng and took shelter in a tomb close to where he stood, the crowd being too intent upon hammering one another to observe that the cause of their contention had departed.
Ever she avoided the throng of the blessed gods and lived in a shadowy cave, and there the Son of Cronos used to lie with the rich- tressed nymph at dead of night, while white-armed Hera lay bound in sweet sleep: and neither deathless god nor mortal man knew it.
She smiled upon the throng as if in acknowledgment of a warm welcome, and began to walk to and fro, making profuse gesticulations and singing, in brazen soprano tones, a song, the words of which were inaudible.
 
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