throng
To crowd into a place, especially to fill itTo crowd into a place, especially to fill it.
» People are thronging the Christmas market.
Auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt wimmelt es von Menschen.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To crowd into a place, especially to fill it.
толпи́тьсяtolpítʹsja, столпи́тьсяstolpítʹsja
заповнюватиzapovnjuvaty, переповнюватиperepovnjuvaty
(intransitive)To congregate.
юрмитисяjurmytysja, юрбитисяjurbytysja, скупчуватисяskupčuvatysja
(transitive)To crowd or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings.
- press tightly together or cram
Examples
16 sentencesPeople are thronging the Christmas market.
deAuf dem Weihnachtsmarkt wimmelt es von Menschen. — Manfredo
A large crowd thronged around the speaker.
deRings um den Redner drängte sich eine große Menschenmenge. — al_ex_an_der
She was thronged by journalists and photographers.
deVor ihr stand eine Menge von Journalisten und Fotografen. — al_ex_an_der
People thronged the theater to see the star.
He was surrounded by a throng of reporters.
deEr wurde von einer großen Gruppe von Zeitungsreportern umringt. — xtofu80
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English throng, thrang, from Old English þrang, ġeþrang (“crowd, press, tumultFrom 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”).
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Forms
throngs, thronging, thronged, throngedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle