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throng
1. n. A group of people crowded or gathered closely together; a multitude.
2. n. A group of things; a host or swarm.
3. v. To crowd into a place, especially to fill it.
4. v. (intransitive) To congregate.
5. v. To crowd or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings.
6. adj. (Scotland, Northern England, dialect) Filled with persons or objects; crowded.

Example Sentences

When we stepped off the bus we were immediately surrounded by a throng of children from the village.

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