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Noun

crowd, throng, horde, crush, mob mean an assembled multitude. crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together. a crowd gathered throng and horde suggest movement and pushing. a throng of reporters a horde of shoppers crush emphasizes the compactness of the group, the difficulty of individual movement, and the attendant discomfort. a crush of fans mob implies a disorderly crowd with the potential for violence. an angry mob

Examples of throng in a Sentence

Noun grabbed a megaphone and addressed the vast throng Verb Shoppers thronged the mall for the sales. fans thronged the field to celebrate the win

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Before West Elm Caleb, there was the infamous Couch Guy and Sabrina Prater — people who went viral on the video-sharing app and whose stories were scrutinized by a throng of Internet sleuths. — Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2022 The 24-year-old Chow did not comment when she was met by a throng of reporters upon her release, but later said her immediate plans are to rest. — Tim O'donnell, The Week, 12 June 2021 Police erected the nonscalable fencing topped with razor wire immediately after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a violent throng of Trump supporters. — Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 15 Mar. 2021 Inside, three-quarters of the way down that single-file corridor stands Curry, immersed in the throng of fans who have reached the front of the line. — Khari Nixon, SPIN, 30 June 2022 Bishop Ioannis of Lagadas had been in a throng of clerics and worshipers at the saint day celebrations in late October, several weeks before his death. — New York Times, 5 Dec. 2020 The Lanes are among the throng of demonstrators who have gathered outside the clinic over the years. — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 7 July 2022 Atlanta police were among a throng of local and federal officers that swarmed the building on Ted Turner Drive, which houses the regional U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Courthouse, to assist with the investigation. — Caroline Silva, ajc, 22 June 2022 Detroit police pegged the throng in downtown at 1 million fans, thousands and thousands of whom lined the streets hours before the scheduled 11:30 a.m. start. — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Keeping dark skies dark requires a community effort Despite the crowds that throng the Door Peninsula during the summer months, Newport State Park is hardly at the edge of a bustling metropolis. — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2022 Ahmad’s family members were among the thousands to throng the international airport in Kabul in frantic hopes of boarding a plane — even as the Taliban closed in around them. — Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Apr. 2022 Keeping warm should be an easy task for early arrivers, though, with a crowd of more than a million Braves fans expected to throng the parade route. — Henri Hollis, ajc, 4 Nov. 2021 In a separate incident earlier last week, images of a baby being handed to a US Marine across a barbed wire fence went viral online, as desperate crowds continue to throng outside Kabul’s airport. — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2021 In a separate incident earlier this week, images of a baby being handed to a U.S. Marine across a barbed wire fence went viral online, as desperate crowds continue to throng outside Kabul's airport. — The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2021 In a separate incident earlier this week, images of a baby being handed to a U.S. marine across a barbed wire fence went viral online, as desperate crowds continue to throng outside Kabul’s airport. — Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2021 The crowds that usually throng the Taj at sunset have been reduced to a handful of mostly local residents, roaming around the 25-acre complex for just over $3 a ticket. — New York Times, 6 July 2021 But air travel is still limited by quarantine and other restrictions, keeping away the foreign pilgrims who usually throng Jerusalem during the holy week. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2021 See More

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History and Etymology for throng

Noun

Middle English throng, thrang "mass, press," going back to Old English *thrang or gethrang (with ge-, collective prefix), going back to West Germanic *þrang- (whence Middle Dutch gedranc "crowd, press," dranc, drang "pressure," Old High German gidrang "crowd, mass"), noun ablaut derivative from the base of Germanic *þrengan-,*þrenhan- "to press" (whence Old Saxon thringan "to press, urge," Old High German dringan, thringan, Old Norse þryngva "to press, crowd," Gothic þreihan), going back to dialectal Indo-European *trenk- "press," whence also Lithuanian trenkiù, treñkti "to push roughly, fling"

Verb

Middle English thrangen, throngen, probably derivative of throng, thrang throng entry 1, replacing thringen, going back to Old English thringan

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