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Filled or well-supplied with something
“The capital was prosperous and flourishing, populous and thronging with people, and well provided with food.”
Full of activity, movement or life
Present participle for to fill, pack or crowd into a place in great numbers
“The fans throng into the stadium for a World Cup game, carrying their national flags, banners, and sometimes, photos of their national stars.”
Present participle for to congregate, gather or meet in large numbers around a place
“But the native Texans delight to throng in the barrooms and billiard halls, and spend their money freely for all the new-fangled luxuries.”
Present participle for to stream or rush into a place in great numbers
“Men began to throng into the office and call at him over the railing, jovially, sharply, viciously, excitedly.”
Present participle for to inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers
Present participle for to form a ring or circle around
Present participle for to exist in abundance
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