"thronging" meaning in English

See thronging in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more thronging [comparative], most thronging [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} thronging (comparative more thronging, superlative most thronging)
  1. Of something that throngs.
    Sense id: en-thronging-en-adj-PLn6r09X

Noun

Forms: throngings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} thronging (plural throngings)
  1. The act of those who throng or form a crowd.
    Sense id: en-thronging-en-noun-WWboMHb4

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} thronging
  1. present participle and gerund of throng Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: throng
    Sense id: en-thronging-en-verb-gUf3ReV6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 30 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 16 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 12 70

Inflected forms

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