herd vs throng

herd and throng both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
herd	Yes	No	Yes	No
throng	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, throng is a hypernym of herd; that is, throng is a word with a broader meaning than herd:

Other hypernyms of herd include concourse, multitude.

herd (noun)	throng (noun)
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans	a large gathering of people
a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things

herd (verb)	throng (verb)
move together, like a herd	press tightly together or cram
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
keep, move, or drive animals