[throng] n [ME thrang, throng, fr. OE thrang, gethrang; akin to OE thringan to press, crowd, OHG dringan, Lith trenkti to jolt] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a multitude of assembled persons b: a large number: host
2. a: a crowding together of many persons b: pressure "this ~ of business --S. R. Crockett" syn see crowd
[2]throng vb thronged ; throng.ing vt (1534) 1: to crowd upon: press
2: to crowd into: pack "shoppers ~ing the streets" ~ vi: to crowd together in great numbers