Synonyms for throng

Grammar : Noun

Spell : thrawng, throng

Phonetic Transcription : θrɔŋ, θrɒŋ

Top 10 synonyms for throng

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Définition of throng

Origin : c.1300, probably shortened from Old English geþrang "crowd, tumult" (related to verb þringan "to push, crowd, press"), from Proto-Germanic *thrangan (cf. Old Norse þröng, Dutch drang, German Drang "crowd, throng").

noun large crowd

Example sentences :

So great was the pressure of the throng that men fainted and had to be carried out.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

John watched her till she was lost in the throng on the veranda.
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

However, Baron Suire again forced his way through the throng.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

And this priest lost in the midst of the throng doubtless interested him.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

They shook hands, and Pierre at once tried to get out of the throng.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

His attitude was that of one who hesitated to demand silence from so well-bred a throng.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

The multi-hued apparel of the throng dazzled and astonished me.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

When the throng came out to the carry-all I was there and mounted.
Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable

I have such a throng of Italians about me that at times I have to shut myself up.
Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore

Just before me the throng opened and I saw a woman at my feet.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

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