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Added 9 October 2026

throng

/θɹɒŋ/ noun

In Latin: multitūdō, turba, frequentia Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about throng at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
A group of things; a host or swarm.

verb

To crowd into a place, especially to fill it.
To congregate.
To crowd or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings.

adjective

Filled with persons or objects; crowded. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Busy; hurried.

Origin

From Middle English throng, thrang, from Old English þrang, ġeþrang (“crowd, press, tumult”), from Proto-Germanic *þrangwą, *þrangwō (“throng”), from *þrangwaz (“pressing, narrow”), from *þrinhwaną (“to press, to push; to force”), from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat; pound; hew; press”). Cognate with Dutch drang, German Drang. Compare also German Gedränge (“throng”) and Persian ترنجیدن (Trenjidan, “to beat, to push”). Compare typologically crowd (see there for more).

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