What does “throng” mean?
- 1
nouna large crowd of people
A throng of fans waited outside the hotel.
- 2
verbto fill a place or move together in large numbers
Tourists thronged the narrow streets.
Throng at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- C2 (proficient)
- Pronunciation
- /θrɔŋ/ · THRONG
How to use “throng” correctly
Literary. The verb can take a direct object: “Crowds thronged the square.”
Common phrases with “throng”
- a throng of
- thronged with
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- crowd
- mass
- horde
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