Origin of throng
before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English
gethrang; cognate with Dutch
drang, German
Drang pressure, Old Norse
thrǫng throng; (adj. and v.) Middle English; akin to the noun; compare obsolete
thring to press
synonym study for throng
1. See
crowd1.
OTHER WORDS FROM throng
in·ter·throng·ing, adjective o·ver·throng, verb un·thronged, adjectiveWords nearby throng
Example sentences from the Web for throng
British Dictionary definitions for throng
throng
/ (θrɒŋ) /
noun
a great number of people or things crowded together
verb
to gather in or fill (a place) in large numbers; crowd
(tr)
to hem in (a person); jostle
adjective
Yorkshire dialect (postpositive)
busy
Word Origin for throng
Old English
gethrang; related to Old Norse
throng, Old High German
drangōd