throng – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of throng

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to throng
Participle: thronged
Gerund: thronging

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ithrong
youthrong
he;she;itthrongs
wethrong
youthrong
theythrong

Perfect

Ihave thronged
youhave thronged
he;she;ithas thronged
wehave thronged
youhave thronged
theyhave thronged

Past

Ithronged
youthronged
he;she;itthronged
wethronged
youthronged
theythronged

Pluperfect

Ihad thronged
youhad thronged
he;she;ithad thronged
wehad thronged
youhad thronged
theyhad thronged

Future

Iwill throng
youwill throng
he;she;itwill throng
wewill throng
youwill throng
theywill throng

Future Perfect

Iwill have thronged
youwill have thronged
he;she;itwill have thronged
wewill have thronged
youwill have thronged
theywill have thronged

Subjunctive

Present

Ithrong
youthrong
he;she;itthrong
wethrong
youthrong
theythrong

Perfect

Ihave thronged
youhave thronged
he;she;ithave thronged
wehave thronged
youhave thronged
theyhave thronged

Imperfect

Ithronged
youthronged
he;she;itthronged
wethronged
youthronged
theythronged

Pluperfect

Ihad thronged
youhad thronged
he;she;ithad thronged
wehad thronged
youhad thronged
theyhad thronged

Conditional

Present

Iwould throng
youwould throng
he;she;itwould throng
wewould throng
youwould throng
theywould throng

Perfect

Iwould have thronged
youwould have thronged
he;she;itwould have thronged
wewould have thronged
youwould have thronged
theywould have thronged

Imperative

youthrong
weLet's throng
youthrong

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam thronging
youare thronging
he;she;itis thronging
weare thronging
youare thronging
theyare thronging

Perfect

Ihave been thronging
youhave been thronging
he;she;ithas been thronging
wehave been thronging
youhave been thronging
theyhave been thronging

Past

Iwas thronging
youwere thronging
he;she;itwas thronging
wewere thronging
youwere thronging
theywere thronging

Pluperfect

Ihad been thronging
youhad been thronging
he;she;ithad been thronging
wehad been thronging
youhad been thronging
theyhad been thronging

Future

Iwill be thronging
youwill be thronging
he;she;itwill be thronging
wewill be thronging
youwill be thronging
theywill be thronging

Future Perfect

Iwill have been thronging
youwill have been thronging
he;she;itwill have been thronging
wewill have been thronging
youwill have been thronging
theywill have been thronging

Conditional

Present

Iwould be thronging
youwould be thronging
he;she;itwould be thronging
wewould be thronging
youwould be thronging
theywould be thronging

Perfect

Iwould have been thronging
youwould have been thronging
he;she;itwould have been thronging
wewould have been thronging
youwould have been thronging
theywould have been thronging

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'throng'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'throng'

thring, throne, bethrong, hong, inthrong, prong, thing, throat, throb, throe,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to come together as a group
assemble, begather, collect, congregate, congress, fall in with, flock, forgather, gather, gather up, group, herd, league, mass, meet, meet up, pack, team, team up
crowd
mass, multitude, horde, swarm, host, assemblage, press

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1300, probably shortened from O.E. geþrang "crowd, tumult" (related to verb þringan "to push, crowd, press"), from P.Gmc. *thrangan (cf. O.N. þröng, Du. drang, Ger. Drang "crowd, throng"). The verb, in the sense of "go in a crowd," is first recorded 1534.
2. From Middle English throng, thrang, from Old English þrang, ġeþrang (“crowd, press, tumult”), from Proto-Germanic *þrangwą, *þrangwō (“throng”), from *þrangwaz (“pressing, narrow”), from *þrinhwaną (“to press, to push; to force”), from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat; pound; hew; press”). Cognate with Dutch drang, German Drang. Compare also German Gedränge (“throng”) and Persian ترنجیدن (Trenjidan, “to beat, to push”).
3. Compare typologically crowd (see there for more).

Verbs referencing "throng"

German, old spelling dringen.

Sample Sentences

  • I happened to arrive at the first factory just as the dinner hour was over, and the girls were returning to their work; indeed the stairs of the mill were thronged with them as I ascended. They were all well dressed, but not to my thinking above their condition; for I like to see the humbler classes of society careful of their dress and appearance, and even, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] had a mournful ghost-like aspect, dreary to behold. I attributed this to the sombre influence of the night, and on rising in the morning looked out again, expecting to see its steps and portico thronged with groups of people passing in and out. The door was still tight shut, however; the same cold cheerless air prevailed: and the building looked as if the marble statue of Don Guzman could alone [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] rages and roars beneath the frail pile of painted wood: the machinery, not warded off or guarded in any way, but doing its work in the midst of the crowd of idlers and emigrants and children, who throng the lower deck: under the management, too, of reckless men whose acquaintance with its mysteries may have been of six months ’ standing: one feels directly that the wonder is, not that there should [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Mammy heard the words, and flew to awaken the servants. The house was soon roused,—lights were seen, footsteps heard, anxious faces thronged the verandah, and looked tearfully through the glass doors; but St. Clare heard and said nothing,—he saw only _that look_ on the face of the little sleeper. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Tom had been standing wistfully examining the multitude of faces thronging around him, for one whom he would wish to call master. And if you should ever be under the necessity, sir, of selecting, out of two hundred men, one who was to become your absolute owner and [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)