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Thronged Throng Thronging Noun, Verb Bre /θrɒŋ/Name /θrɔːŋ/Name /θrɑːŋ Noun Literary)a Crowd

Front throng
Back noun, verb BrE /θrɒŋ/NAmE /θrɔːŋ/NAmE /θrɑːŋ/

noun

(literary)a crowd of people We pushed our way through the throng.  He was met by a throng of journalists and photographers.

verb

[intransitive, transitive] (literary)to go somewhere or be present somewhere in large numbers
+ adv./prep.The children thronged into the hall.
~ to do sth People are thronging to see his new play.
~ sth Crowds thronged the stores.
ˈthrong with sb/sth| be ˈthronged with sb/sth  to be full of people, cars, etc The cafes were thronging with students.  The streets were thronged with people.

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