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.”
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.”
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.”
To form a ring or circle around
To exist in abundance
To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers
(scores of) A large number of something
Plural for a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals
“After one final burst of cheers and shouts, the huge throng thereupon began to disperse.”
Plural for a countless or extremely great number of people or things
Plural for the common people of a nation
Related Words and Phrases
|