Associations to the word «Throng»

Wiktionary

THRONG, noun. A group of people crowded or gathered closely together; a multitude.
THRONG, noun. A group of things; a host or swarm.
THRONG, verb. (transitive) To crowd into a place, especially to fill it.
THRONG, verb. (intransitive) To congregate.
THRONG, verb. (transitive) To crowd or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings.
THRONG, adjective. (Scotland) (Northern England) (dialect) Filled with persons or objects; crowded.

Dictionary definition

THRONG, noun. A large gathering of people.
THRONG, verb. Press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats