crowding Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a situation in which people or things are crowded together
   
   • he didn't like the crowding on the beach
2. verb cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
   crowd; herd.
   
   • We herded the children into a spare classroom
3. verb fill or occupy to the point of overflowing
   crowd.
   
   • The students crowded the auditorium
4. verb to gather together in large numbers
   crowd together; crowd.
   
   • men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah
5. verb approach a certain age or speed
   push; crowd.
   
   • She is pushing fifty

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