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throng

/θrɒŋ/noun

उच्चारण थ्रॉंग

भीड़, जनसमूह

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noun
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    [C] literary

    a crowd of people

    भीड़, जनसमूह

    • Throngs of devotees visited the temple.
    • A huge throng gathered outside the cinema on the day of the film's release.
    • A throng of fans waited outside the hotel for the cricketers.
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    • The throng at the railway station grew larger before Diwali.
    • She pushed her way through the throng to reach the stage.

    Synonyms crowd multitude horde mass host

    Opposite handful few trickle

verb
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    [I, T] ~ (sth)

    to go somewhere or be present somewhere in large numbers

    भीड़ लगाना, उमड़ना

    • People thronged the streets to see the parade.
    • Shoppers thronged the lanes of Chandni Chowk before Eid.
    • Visitors thronged to the fair from all the nearby villages.
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    • Crowds thronged the beach on the last day of the festival.
    • Students thronged the notice board to see their results.

    Synonyms crowd flock swarm mass pack

    Opposite disperse scatter

≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep the crowd words together: throng (a large crowd, literary), crowd, multitude (a very large number), horde (a large, often uncontrolled crowd), mob (a large angry crowd), congregation (people gathered in a place of worship), audience (people watching a performance).

भीड़ के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: throng (बड़ी भीड़, साहित्यिक), crowd, multitude (बहुत बड़ी संख्या), horde (बड़ी, प्रायः अनियंत्रित भीड़), mob (क्रोधित बड़ी भीड़), congregation (पूजा-स्थल पर एकत्र लोग), audience (कार्यक्रम देखने वाले लोग)।