throng
/θrɒŋ/noun
A big crowd of people pressed closely together.
Example sentence
- “A throng gathered in the square to watch the fireworks.”
Literary; 'crowd' is the neutral everyday word. Also a verb: 'fans thronged the streets'.
Featured as word of the day on July 29, 2026.
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