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| throng [ throng ] |
noun (plural throngs) |
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crowd: a large crowd of people or objects
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verb (3rd person present singular throngs, present participle thronging, past and past participle thronged) |
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1. transitive verb crowd into place: to crowd into or fill a place
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2. intransitive verb move in crowd: to move or gather in a throng
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3. transitive verb crowd around somebody: to surround and push against somebody
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| [ Old English geþrang< Germanic, 'to press, crowd'] |
