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to throng
01
to gather in a place in large numbers
Transitive: to throng a place
Examples
Fans thronged the stadium to cheer for their favorite team.
02
to gather or move in large numbers
Intransitive: to throng somewhere
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
movement verb
regular
present tense
throng
3rd person singular
throngs
present participle
thronging
past simple
thronged
past participle
thronged
Examples
Fans thronged to the stadium to see their favorite team play.
Throng
01
a large crowd of people gathered closely together
Grammatical Information
animacy status
human
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
throngs
Examples
A throng of fans waited outside the stadium before the doors opened.
Lexical Tree
thronged
throng
