Main Entry: ¹throng

Pronunciation: \ˈthrȯŋ\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English thrang, throng, from Old English thrang, gethrang; akin to Old English thringan to press, crowd, Old High German dringan, Lithuanian trenkti to jolt

Date: before 12th century

1 a : a multitude of assembled persons b : a large number : host
2 a : a crowding together of many persons b : a pressing increase of activity <this throng of business — S. R. Crockett>

synonyms see crowd