Synonyms:
multitude, throng, concourse
Meaning: a large gathering of people
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
throng, mob, pack, pile, jam
Meaning: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
Usage examples
A troubled voice of assent rose from the throng.
But the throng has finished its preparations; the hour has come to disperse in swarms.
After the first few minutes of watching Tom click out the messages, the little throng of castaways that had gathered about the shack, moved away.
Visitors said they had never noticed before how strong the air was, and weak-chested and consumptive people used to throng there for years afterwards.
All the entrances to the Palace Square were closed by sentries, and a cordon of troops stretched clear across the western end, besieged by an uneasy throng of citizens.
Up into the air shot the nose of the Red Cloud as the wind struck the slanting surface of the planes, and, a moment later it was sailing high above the heads of the throng.
Just then the crafty squaw, who had taken the necessary precaution to fire the piles, made her way through the throng, and cleared a place for herself in front of the captive.
The crowd was very great, some of the Minister's guests were departing, others were leaning against the banisters watching the throng as it filed up and down the wide staircase.
Once more he tried the throng, as if seeking safety in its blindness, and then several moments succeeded, during which Duncan believed the active and courageous young stranger was lost.
The long tables had disappeared, and, in place of the sage magi, I beheld a ragged, threadbare throng, such as may be seen plying about the great repository of cast-off clothes, Monmouth Street.