0%

throng

throng
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [thrawng, throng]
    • /θrɔŋ, θrɒŋ/
    • /θrɒŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thrawng, throng]
    • /θrɔŋ, θrɒŋ/

Definitions of throng word

  • noun throng a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd. 1
  • noun throng a great number of things crowded or considered together: a throng of memories. 1
  • noun throng Chiefly Scot. pressure, as of work. 1
  • verb without object throng to assemble, collect, or go in large numbers; crowd. 1
  • verb with object throng to crowd or press upon; jostle. 1
  • verb with object throng to fill or occupy with or as with a crowd: He thronged the picture with stars. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of throng

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English gethrang; cognate with Dutch drang, German Drang pressure, Old Norse thrǫng throng; (adj. and v.) Middle English; akin to the noun; compare obsolete thring to press

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Throng

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

throng popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

throng usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for throng

noun throng

  • army — An army is a large organized group of people who are armed and trained to fight on land in a war. Most armies are organized and controlled by governments.
  • array — An array of different things or people is a large number or wide range of them.
  • assembly — An assembly is a large group of people who meet regularly to make decisions or laws for a particular region or country.
  • battalion — A battalion is a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more companies.
  • body — Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.

verb throng

  • assemblage — An assemblage of people or things is a collection of them.
  • cataracted — a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
  • chock — a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
  • chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
  • chocking — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.

adj throng

  • crawler — A crawler is a computer program that visits websites and collects information when you do an Internet search.
  • filler — an aluminum coin of Hungary, the 100th part of a forint.
  • harrier — one of a breed of medium-sized hounds, used, usually in packs, in hunting.
  • infest — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.

adjective throng

  • worrier — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.

Top questions with throng

  • what does throng mean?
  • what is a throng?
  • what is throng?
  • what means this eager anxious throng?
  • what is the meaning of throng?
  • what does the word throng mean?
  • what does throng?
  • what is the definition of throng?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?