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throng

throng

 
pronunciation:
thrang [or] thrawng
parts of speech:
noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
features:
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a large crowd of people.
synonyms:
assemblage, crowd, host, mob, multitude
similar words:
bevy, confluence, drove, flock, herd, horde, pack, swarm
definition 2: a great number of anything.
synonyms:
drove, flock, herd, horde, host, pack
similar words:
army, assemblage, crowd, fleet, legion, mass, mob, multiplicity, multitude, swarm
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part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: throngs, thronging, thronged
definition: to gather or proceed in a crowd.
synonyms:
crowd, swarm
similar words:
cluster, flock, gather, herd, horde, mass
 
part of speech: transitive verb
definition 1: to crowd into (a space).
Frightened people thronged the subway station hoping to find shelter.
synonyms:
crowd, jam, mob, pack, swarm
similar words:
fill
definition 2: to crowd around; press in upon.
The crowd thronged the actor as he emerged from the building.
synonyms:
mob
similar words:
crowd, jostle, press, swarm
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