throng around (someone or something)

throng around (someone or something)

To surround and press up against someone or something in large numbers. Dozens of screaming fans thronged around the popstar as he left the stadium. Hundreds of workers have started thronging around the gates of the factory, demanding to be let in.
See also: around, throng
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

throng around someone or something

to crowd around someone or something. The children thronged around the lady with the bags of candy. Everyone thronged around the piano for the group sing.
See also: around, throng
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • throng around
  • close (in) around (someone or something)
  • close around
  • close in
  • close in on (someone or something)
  • wreathe around
  • wreathe around (something)
  • get gray hair from
  • get gray hair from (someone or something)
  • fit around (something)