crowd around/round

phrasal verb

crowded around/round; crowding around/round; crowds around/round
: to form a tight group around (something or someone)
A small group of people crowded around the car.
When one of the protesters began to speak, the people crowded around (him) to hear what he had to say.

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Jesus was part of the crowd around John and was baptized by John. Walt Shelton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Families crowd around the stand, some recording the spectacle with their phones, colorful aguas frescas in hand. Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025 Eventually, the crowd around the veteran right-hander’s corner locker swelled. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025 Now there was a crowd around the triple jump pit, clapping and cheering each jumper. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for crowd around/round

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“Crowd around/round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowd%20around%2Fround. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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