throng
n. countablen. a very large and crowded group of people. You use this word when there are so many people in one place that it is hard to move.
n. a large, dense, and often disorderly crowd of people. Often used to describe the movement of a mass of people toward a specific destination.
A huge throng of fans waited outside the stadium.
The narrow streets were filled with a noisy throng of tourists eager to see the ancient ruins.
As the gates finally opened, a massive throng surged forward, creating a wave of bodies that overwhelmed the security checkpoints and spilled into the adjacent plaza.
From Middle English throng, thrang, from Old English þrang, ġeþrang (“crowd, press, tumult”), from Proto-Germanic þrangwą, þrangwō (“throng”), from þrangwaz (“pressing, narrow”), from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- (“to beat; pound; hew; press”). Cognate with Dutch drang, German Drang. Compare also German Gedränge (“throng”).