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bethrong

bethrong verb: to throng about or among; surround.

Verb

bethrong (third-person singular simple present bethrongs, present participle bethronging, simple past and past participle bethronged)

  1. (transitive) To throng about or among; surround.
    • [...] And they crowded round the Supplanter As the eagles bethrong their prey, [...]1909, Methodist Episcopal Church, The Western Christian advocate
  2. (intransitive) To crowd around.

Forms of bethrong

third-person singular presentbethrongs
present participlebethronging
past participlebethronged
pastbethronged

Origin of bethrong

From be- + throng. Compare bethring.

Questions about bethrong

What does bethrong mean?
Bethrong means to throng about or among; surround.
What part of speech is bethrong?
Bethrong is a verb.
What is the past tense of bethrong?
The past tense of bethrong is bethronged.

Words near bethrong in the dictionary

  1. bethralled
  2. bethralling
  3. bethralls
  4. bethreatened
  5. bethroned
  6. bethrong
  7. bethroot
  8. bethroots
  9. bethroth
  10. bethrothal
  11. bethrow

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