throng
verb [I + adv/prep, T] /θrɒŋ/
/θrɑːŋ/ Definition
› to be or go somewhere in very large numbers: Crowds thronged the market place. The narrow streets were thronged with summer visitors. [+ to infinitive] Thousands of people thronged to see the exhibition while it was in London.Forming groups (of people)
(Definition of throng verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- congregate verb
- convene verb
- converge verb
- corral verb
- crowd round/around (sb/sth) phrasal verb
- flock verb
- form verb
- gather verb (COME TOGETHER)
- get together phrasal verb (MEET)
- group verb
- mob verb
- muster verb (COME TOGETHER)
- rally verb (SUPPORT)
- range against/with sth/sb phrasal verb
- reunion noun
- round sth/sb up phrasal verb
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