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Another word for throng

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Noun

  1. An enormous number of persons gathered together

      1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion.
      2. A group of bees, social wasps, or ants, when migrating with a queen to establish a new colony.
      3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass:
      1. A multitude; a throng.
      2. The undistinguished crowd or ordinary run of persons or things.
      3. People who are followers, not leaders.
      1. To exert steady weight or force against:
      2. To move by applying pressure:
      3. To squeeze or clasp in fondness or concern:
      1. A very great number.
      2. The masses; the populace:
      1. A large and often disorderly crowd.
      2. The mass of common people; the populace.
      3. A criminal organization, especially the Mafia operating in the United States.
      1. A unified body of matter with no specific shape:
      2. A grouping of individual parts or elements that compose a unified body of unspecified size or quantity:
      3. A large but nonspecific amount or number:
      1. A large group or crowd; a swarm:
      2. A nomadic Mongol or Turkic tribe.
      3. A nomadic tribe or group.
      1. A group of animals that live, travel, or feed together.
      2. A group of people under the leadership of one person, especially the members of a church.
      3. A large crowd or number:
      1. To press between opposing bodies so as to break, compress, or injure:
      2. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
      3. To put down with force; subdue:
      1. A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.
      2. The common people; the populace.
      3. A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation:
    See also:

    group

    big

  2. A very large number of things grouped together

      1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion.
      2. A group of bees, social wasps, or ants, when migrating with a queen to establish a new colony.
      3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass:
      1. A usually numerical record of a competitive event:
      2. The total number of points made by each competitor or side in a contest, either final or at a given stage:
      3. The number of points attributed to a competitor or team.
      1. A multitude; a throng.
      2. The undistinguished crowd or ordinary run of persons or things.
      3. People who are followers, not leaders.
      1. A very great number.
      2. The masses; the populace:
      1. A large and often disorderly crowd.
      2. The mass of common people; the populace.
      3. A criminal organization, especially the Mafia operating in the United States.
      1. A unified body of matter with no specific shape:
      2. A grouping of individual parts or elements that compose a unified body of unspecified size or quantity:
      3. A large but nonspecific amount or number:
      1. The major unit of the Roman army consisting of 3,000 to 6,000 infantry troops and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.
      2. A large military unit trained for combat; an army.
      3. A large number; a multitude.
      1. One who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity.
      2. A person who manages an inn or hotel.
      3. One that furnishes facilities and resources for a function or event:
      1. A large group or crowd; a swarm:
      2. A nomadic Mongol or Turkic tribe.
      3. A nomadic tribe or group.
      1. A group of animals that live, travel, or feed together.
      2. A group of people under the leadership of one person, especially the members of a church.
      3. A large crowd or number:
      1. A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.
      2. The common people; the populace.
      3. A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation:
      1. A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level.
      2. A mass of particles or droplets, as of dust, smoke, or steam, suspended in the atmosphere or existing in outer space.
      3. A large moving body of things in the air or on the ground; a swarm:
      1. A large body of people organized and trained for land warfare.
      2. The entire military land forces of a country.
      3. A tactical and administrative military unit consisting of a headquarters, two or more corps, and auxiliary forces.
    See also:

    group

    big

Verb

  1. To congregate, as around a person

      1. To exert steady weight or force against:
      2. To move by applying pressure:
      3. To squeeze or clasp in fondness or concern:
      1. A large and often disorderly crowd.
      2. The mass of common people; the populace.
      3. A criminal organization, especially the Mafia operating in the United States.
      1. A group of animals that live, travel, or feed together.
      2. A group of people under the leadership of one person, especially the members of a church.
      3. A large crowd or number:
      1. A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.
      2. The common people; the populace.
      3. A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation:
    See also:

    tighten

    collect

  2. To come or go in large numbers

      1. A group of soldiers.
      2. Military units; soldiers.
      3. A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the US Army.
      1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion.
      2. A group of bees, social wasps, or ants, when migrating with a queen to establish a new colony.
      3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass:
      1. To cause (a liquid or granular solid) to stream or flow, as from a container:
      2. To pour a liquid or particles into (a container):
      3. To empty (a container) of a liquid or granular solid:
      1. An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.
      2. A flood tide.
      3. A large amount or number, especially when moving from one place to another:
    See also:

    move

    big

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Another word for throng

Noun
  1. See also:

    crowd

    gathering

    crowd

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Sentence Examples

  • A throng of officers surrounded him.

  • There was not an ugly person in all the throng.

  • She slowed, unwilling to join the throng of bloodsuckers.

  • The throng stood still and waited.

  • The Wizard raised one of his revolvers and fired into the throng of his enemies, and the shot resounded like a clap of thunder in that silent place.

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