throng

¹throng

noun \ˈthrȯŋ\

Definition of THRONG

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>

Examples of THRONG

1. <grabbed a megaphone and addressed the vast throng>

Origin of THRONG

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to THRONG

Synonyms: army, bike [chiefly Scottish], cram, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mass, mob, multitude, press, rout, scrum, swarm, crowd

Related Words: masses, millions, rabble, rabblement, riffraff; gaggle; heap, mountain, pile; jam, logjam

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Rhymes with THRONG

bong, dong, gong, long, prong, song, strong, thong, tong, wrong