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.
Examples of crowd around/round in a Sentence
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Families crowd around the stand, some recording the spectacle with their phones, colorful aguas frescas in hand.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Jesus was part of the crowd around John and was baptized by John.
—Walt Shelton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Now there was a crowd around the triple jump pit, clapping and cheering each jumper.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
Eventually, the crowd around the veteran right-hander’s corner locker swelled.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
Family members began to crowd around the sheriff’s office vehicles, according to bystander video obtained by the outlet.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 23 May 2025
Within the space’s pink and green walls, the women crowd around card tables strewn with bingo cards and laden with bags of popcorn, chips, cheese puffs and candy bars.
—Meena Duerson, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Now celebrities come to sit courtside at the U.S.C.’s Galen Center to watch her, and fans crowd around her after games, asking for pictures and autographs.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Visitors often crowd around the display case to glimpse this remarkable piece of linguistic history.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Jesus was part of the crowd around John and was baptized by John.
—Walt Shelton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Now there was a crowd around the triple jump pit, clapping and cheering each jumper.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
Eventually, the crowd around the veteran right-hander’s corner locker swelled.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
Family members began to crowd around the sheriff’s office vehicles, according to bystander video obtained by the outlet.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 23 May 2025
Within the space’s pink and green walls, the women crowd around card tables strewn with bingo cards and laden with bags of popcorn, chips, cheese puffs and candy bars.
—Meena Duerson, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Now celebrities come to sit courtside at the U.S.C.’s Galen Center to watch her, and fans crowd around her after games, asking for pictures and autographs.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Visitors often crowd around the display case to glimpse this remarkable piece of linguistic history.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Crowd around/round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowd%20around%2Fround. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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