thronging

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Throng \Throng\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thronged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Thronging}.]
   To crowd together; to press together into a close body, as a
   multitude of persons; to gather or move in multitudes.
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         I have seen the dumb men throng to see him. --Shak.
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