thronging
present participle ofthrong
throng
verb[I+ adv/prep,T]
uk/θrɒŋ/us/θrɑːŋ/to be or gosomewherein verylargenumbers:
Crowds thronged themarketplace.
Thenarrowstreetswere throngedwithsummervisitors.
[+ to infinitive]Thousands ofpeoplethrongedtoseetheexhibitionwhile it was in thecapital.
Synonym
pack
Compare
crowdverbinformal
Forming groups (of people)
- alienated
- be ranged against/withsomething/someone
- cluster
- congregate
- convene
- converge
- crowd around(someone/something)
- flock
- form
- gather
- get
- get together
- group
- huddle
- muster
- range
- reunion
- round
- roundsomething/someoneup
- throng
Examplesofthronging
thronging
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Politicians are not normally foundthrongingthe bus stops in the rain.
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That has been the deliberate policy, and that is why the refugees arethrongingdown the roads at the present time.
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There he will see thousands of shop assistantsthrongingthe room and all exceedingly enthusiastic.
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Go to a constituency, threaten to put an incinerator there, offer to install a landfill site in an inappropriate place, and you will see the publicthrongingin.
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I am delighted by the thought that at the end of 10 years of misery and decay in this noble building people will bethrongingto it.
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Several talented and illustrious persons from different streams have beenthrongingthis renowned adda for a long time.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hundreds of spectators, including tourists from abroad,throngingthe lake front, erupts out of joy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His victory was enthusiastically received, with hundreds of fansthrongingthe winner's enclosure and chanting the name of the winning jockey.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Saturday evenings are very busy and you can find well-off young people in their best clothesthrongingthe place.
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- shout-on
- shout on someone
- shout-out
- shout-out
- shout-proclaim-from-the-rooftops
- shout/proclaim something from the rooftops
- shout/proclaim sth from the rooftops
- shout-proclaim-sth-from-the-rooftops
- shout sb down
- shout-sb-down
- shout someone down
- shouty
- shove
- shove-around
- shoved
- shove-down-throat
- shove it
- shove-it
- shovel
- shovel-into-mouth
- shovelled
- shovelling
- shovel-ready
- shovel-ready
- shovel something into your mouth