Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - throng

n. & v. --n. 1 a crowd of people. 2 (often foll. by of) a multitude, esp. in a small space. --v. 1 intr. come in great numbers (crowds thronged to the stadium). 2 tr. flock into or crowd round; fill with or as with a crowd (crowds thronged the streets). Etymology: ME thrang, throng, OE gethrang, f. verbal stem thring- thrang-