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thronged


Meanings
  • Adjective

    Gathered in a large crowd or multitude; pressed closely together.

    - "The street was thronged with people celebrating the festival."
    - "Despite the rain, the park was still thronged with families having picnics."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with thronged
longed , wronged
Variants
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throng , thronged , thronging , throngs
Etymology
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From Old English threncan, meaning 'to press together, crowd'.


Trivia
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  1. The word 'thronged' is often used in the context of large crowds, but it can also be used to describe a large number of things, such as trees in a forest.

  2. In medieval literature, the term 'thronged' was used to describe the multitude of knights and warriors gathered for a tournament.


Related Concepts
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  1. Crowd: A large number of people gathered together in one place.

  2. Multitude: A large number of people or things.


Culture
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Thronged has been used in literature to describe crowded scenes and large gatherings. In art, it has been used to depict the energy and intensity of a crowd.

How to Memorize "thronged"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a large crowd of people pressed closely together.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the feeling of being surrounded by a large crowd.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Thronged means a crowd, like a herd of cows.' to remember the meaning.


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