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Word: Throng
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English (ge)thrang ‘crowd, tumult’, of Germanic origin. The early sense of the verb (Middle English) was ‘press violently, force one's way’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
θrɒŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals
Short Definition:large, densely packed crowd of people or animals
Examples:- he pushed his way through the throng
- a throng of birds
Word: Throng
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
θrɒŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area)
Short Definition:fill or be present in
Examples:- a crowd thronged the station
- the pavements are thronged with people
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