thronged

Thân thiện

The street was thronged with people shopping for holiday gifts.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Filled with a large, densely packed crowd of people or things: Describes a place or area that is very crowded or packed. * The concert hall was thronged with excited fans. * We walked down the thronged market street.

Usage

The adjective "thronged" is used to describe a location (e.g., a street, square, building, venue) that contains a large, often moving, and tightly packed crowd. It emphasizes a sense of being filled to capacity with people. It is typically followed by "with" to specify the crowd. * The capital city was thronged with tourists during the festival. * After the game, the thronged exits made it difficult to leave the stadium.

Advanced Usage

• "thronged" as a past participle: While primarily an adjective, "thronged" can also function as the simple past and past participle of the verb "to throng," meaning to crowd into or fill a place.
  • Fans thronged the gates hours before the show. (Verb: past tense)
  • The mall was thronged by last-minute shoppers. (Verb: past participle in passive voice)

Variants and Related Words

• Throng (noun): A large, dense crowd of people or animals.
  • A throng of reporters waited outside.
• Throng (verb): To crowd into a place in large numbers.
  • People began to throng the town square.

Synonyms

• Crowded: Filled with many people or things. (More general)
• Packed: Extremely crowded.
• Teeming: Full of people or animals moving around.
• Swarming: Moving in or forming a large, dense crowd.

Antonyms

• Empty
• Deserted
• Uncrowded

Học thuật

Adjective

1. filled with great numbers crowded together
   • I try to avoid the thronged streets and stores just before Christmas