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adjective

as in crowded
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified the theme park is thronging with tourists during the summer

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thronging

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verb

present participle of throng
as in flocking
to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers fans thronged the field to celebrate the win

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Recent Examples of thronging
Verb
By the time Fly entered the booth, they were wound up and thronging the dancefloor. — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026 Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport is also bustling, with passengers thronging around its duty-free shops. — Melanie Swan, CNN Money, 1 June 2026 Everything around him pounding in its pulse, the song of the world thronging in all its discord. — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026 Nowhere perhaps was the searing heat more evident than at Melbourne Park, where the usual crowds thronging outside the Australian Open tennis tournament dwindled to a ghost town as temperatures soared. — CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 Most of the people thronging the market were there to buy gold coins or bars — not jewelry — Mahavir Kothari, a wholesaler of precious metals in Zaveri Bazaar told CNBC. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025 International tourists weren’t the only ones thronging these spots. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2024 Schaeffler's e-motor assembly was among the more out-of-the-ordinary items on display at the recent IAA Mobility show in Munich, which used to be the Frankfurt Motor Show, and more accustomed to roaring supercars and sleek news Benzes (and a thronging public, in pre-Covid times). — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thronging
  1. crowded
  2. flocking
  3. filled
  4. crowding
  5. packed
  6. abundant
  7. jammed
  8. teeming
Adjective
  • Raves in hand and a career-achievement narrative already set, Malkovich joins what is becoming a crowded Best Actor field.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Idaho drivers could face crowded roads over Labor Day weekend, according to AAA.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of crowded
Verb
  • In a time when malls and in-person shopping are declining, people are flocking to Beachyville from all over the world after seeing social posts about the unique Caseville experience.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Still, most Republicans are not flocking to Ossoff, as Collins tries to tie him to the far-left of the party and questions his experience.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of flocking
Adjective
  • Maybe the sign-up flow has too many fields, the first action users need to take isn't obvious or there's a setting that should have been pre-filled.
    — Kelli Behan-Aspland, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Definition of filled
Verb
  • With all of that crowding onto your calendar, who has time to make dinner?
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
  • While crowding can be an issue, so can removing trees and opening up the space.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of crowding
Adjective
  • Late-summer weekends will stay packed, but selection and pricing dynamics shift as harvests wind down and vendors face more end-of-day surplus.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2026
  • For the first time, Rodrigo hosted her own festival, featuring a packed lineup of women including Chappell Roan, Doechii, Garbage and Mitski.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of packed
Adjective
  • Dry grass and brush remain abundant fuels, leaving parts of Texas vulnerable to new fires even as crews work to contain existing blazes.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Models won’t create value just because data is clean or abundant.
    — Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of abundant
Adjective
  • Residents described idling in traffic as roads became jammed with evacuees.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Even when turned off, internal components like microswitches or thermal relays can fail or become jammed by breadcrumbs, potentially causing the heating element to turn on unexpectedly.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of jammed
Adjective
  • The new findings are confounding scientists’ expectations, raising questions about how exactly molecules can encounter their reactive partners in a teeming, crowded space — and therefore how cells can possibly function.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of teeming

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“Thronging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thronging. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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