2throng verb
throngs; thronged; throng·ing 1 [+ obj] : to go to (a place) in a large group or in large numbers
▪ Shoppers thronged the mall for the sales. ▪ The island was thronged with tourists. = Tourists thronged the island. ▪ People thronged [=filled] the streets. 2 [no obj] : to gather in a crowd or in great numbers — + around or to ▪ Fans thronged around him. ▪ Shoppers thronged to the mall.
▪ Shoppers thronged the mall for the sales. ▪ The island was thronged with tourists. = Tourists thronged the island. ▪ People thronged [=filled] the streets.
