crowding
Meaning of crowding
- (of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement.
the dance floor was crowded with revellers
- move too close to (someone).
don't crowd her, she needs air
- exclude someone or something by taking their place.
rampant plants will crowd out the less vigorous
Old English crūdan ‘press, hasten’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruien ‘push in a wheelbarrow’. In Middle English the senses ‘move by pushing’ and ‘push one's way’ arose, leading to the sense ‘congregate’, and hence (mid 16th century) to the noun.
Information about crowding
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Hyphenation of crowding
crowd-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- crowding is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
crowding synonyms
Meaning flock or be present in great numbers:
Meaning fill (a suitcase or bag) with clothes and other items needed for travel:
Meaning squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space:
Meaning completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing:
Meaning cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full:
Meaning put more into (a container) than it either should or can contain:
Meaning crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement:
Meaning (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of:
Meaning (of a room, building, or other place) filled by a large number of people; very crowded:
Meaning (of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement:
Meaning deformed, pulverized, or forced inwards by compression:
Meaning suffering from cramp:
Meaning (of accommodation or a space) filled beyond what is comfortable, safe, or desirable:
Meaning make (something) full; fill up:
Meaning containing an excessive amount of something:
Meaning flooding or flowing over a surface or area:
Meaning be full of or swarming with:
Meaning moving in or forming a large or dense group:
Meaning having a large population; densely populated:
Meaning having an excessively large population:
Meaning (of a place) containing an excessive number of people:
Meaning keep oneself occupied:
Meaning crowd round (someone) or into (a place) in an unruly way:
Meaning (of a dead animal) having the skin filled with material to restore the original shape and appearance:
Meaning (of a place) extremely crowded:
Meaning tired of or disgusted with something:
Words that rhyme with crowding
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