| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| throng (v.), thronged (adj.) |
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| The verb is both transitive, as in The students thronged the square, and intransitive, when it frequently combines with the prepositions to or toward(s), as in The bystanders thronged to [toward(s)] the bandstand. In the passive voice, thronged combines with by and with to indicate who did the thronging, as in The streets were thronged by [with] demonstrators. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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