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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THRONG, n.
1. A crowd; a multitude of persons or of living beings pressing or pressed into a close body or assemblage; as a throng of people at a play-house.
2. A great multitude; as the heavenly throng.
THRONG, v.i. To crowd together; to press into a close body, as a multitude of persons; to come in multitudes.
I have seen
The dumb men throng to see him.
THRONG, v.t. To crowd or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings.
Much people followed him, and thronged him. Mark 5.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a large gathering of people [syn: multitude, throng, concourse] v
1: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" [syn: throng, mob, pack, pile, jam]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English thrang, throng, from Old English thrang, gethrang; akin to Old English thringan to press, crowd, Old High German dringan, Lithuanian trenkti to jolt Date: before 12th century 1. a. a multitude of assembled persons b. a large number ; host 2. a. a crowding together of many persons b. a pressing increase of activity <this throng of business — S. R. Crockett> Synonyms: see crowd II. verb (thronged; thronging) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to crowd upon ; press <a celebrity thronged by fans> 2. to crowd into ; pack <shoppers thronging the streets> intransitive verb to crowd together in great numbers

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a crowd of people. 2 (often foll. by of) a multitude, esp. in a small space. --v. 1 intr. come in great numbers (crowds thronged to the stadium). 2 tr. flock into or crowd round; fill with or as with a crowd (crowds thronged the streets). Etymology: ME thrang, throng, OE gethrang, f. verbal stem thring- thrang-

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Thring Thring, v. t. & i. [imp. Throng.] [AS. [thorn]ringan. See Throng.] To press, crowd, or throng. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Throng Throng, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thronged; p. pr. & vb. n. Thronging.] To crowd together; to press together into a close body, as a multitude of persons; to gather or move in multitudes. I have seen the dumb men throng to see him. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Throng Throng, n. [OE. [thorn]rong, [thorn]rang, AS. ge[thorn]rang, fr. [thorn]ringan to crowd, to press; akin to OS. thringan, D. & G. dringen, OHG. dringan, Icel. [thorn]ryngva, [thorn]r["o]ngva, Goth. [thorn]riehan, D. & G. drang a throng, press, Icel. [thorn]r["o]ng a throng, Lith. trenkti to jolt, tranksmas a tumult. Cf. Thring.] 1. A multitude of persons or of living beings pressing or pressed into a close body or assemblage; a crowd. 2. A great multitude; as, the heavenly throng. Syn: Throng, Multitude, Crowd. Usage: Any great number of persons form a multitude; a throng is a large number of persons who are gathered or are moving together in a collective body; a crowd is composed of a large or small number of persons who press together so as to bring their bodies into immediate or inconvenient contact. A dispersed multitude; the throngs in the streets of a city; the crowd at a fair or a street fight. But these distinctions are not carefully observed. So, with this bold opposer rushes on This many-headed monster, multitude. --Daniel. Not to know me argues yourselves unknown, The lowest of your throng. --Milton. I come from empty noise, and tasteless pomp, From crowds that hide a monarch from himself. --Johnson.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Throng Throng, v. t. 1. To crowd, or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings. Much people followed him, and thronged him. --Mark v. 24. 2. To crowd into; to fill closely by crowding or pressing into, as a hall or a street. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Throng Throng, a. Thronged; crowded; also, much occupied; busy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Bp. Sanderson. To the intent the sick . . . should not lie too throng. --Robynson (More's Utopia).

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(throngs, thronging, thronged) 1. A throng is a large crowd of people. (LITERARY) An official pushed through the throng. = crowd N-COUNT 2. When people throng somewhere, they go there in great numbers. (LITERARY) The crowds thronged into the mall. = flock VERB: V to/into/around n 3. If people throng a place, they are present there in great numbers. They throng the beaches between late June and early August. = crowd VERB: V n • thronged The streets are thronged with people. ADJ: v-link ADJ with n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Crowd, multitude, horde, press, host. II. v. n. Crowd, press, flock. III. v. a. Crowd, fill.

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