throng

A large group of people gathered or crowded closely together; a multitude. synonym: crowd.

A large group of things; a host.

To crowd into; fill.

To press against in large numbers.

To gather, press, or move in a throng.

Preterit of thring.

Thickly crowded or set close together; thronged; crowded.

Much occupied or engaged; busy.

A crowd or great concourse of people; a multitude, great in proportion to the space it occupies or can occupy.

A great number: as, the heavenly throng.