thronging

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throng (thrông, thr

ng)

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.]

Translations

thronging [ˈθrɒŋɪŋ] ADJ [crowd etc] → grande, apretado, nutrido

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