noun, verb
noun (written) a crowd of people:
We pushed our way through the throng. * He was met by a throng of journalists and photographers.
verb (written) to go somewhere or be present somewhere in large numbers: [V+adv./prep.] The children thronged into the hall. * [Vtoinf] People are thronging to see his new play. * [VN] Crowds thronged the stores.
PHRASALVERBS
throng with sb/sth
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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