Synonyms of corralling

corralling

verb

present participle of corral

1

as in confining

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confining
• housing
• encasing
• including
• enclosing
• surrounding
• penning
• caging
• enveloping
• closeting
• restricting
• hedging
• bounding
• limiting
• containing
• fencing (in)
• hemming (in)
• boxing (in)
• encaging
• walling (in)
• mewing (up)
• cooping (up)
• encompassing
• circumscribing
• encircling
• immuring
• encapsulating
• ringing
• enfolding
• enframing
• framing
• cocooning
• enlacing
• ensheathing
• armoring
• encysting
• encapsuling
• enwombing
• ensphering

2

as in grabbing

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbing
• catching
• snatching
• capturing
• seizing
• getting
• trapping
• snagging
• nabbing
• snaring
• landing
• hooking
• nailing
• collaring
• bagging
• netting
• grappling
• rapping
• copping
• glomming
• snapping (up)
• taking hold (of)
• arresting
• clutching
• roping
• holding
• nobbling
• securing
• detaining
• grasping
• lassoing
• apprehending
• gripping
• cornering
• clasping
• gloving
• entrapping
• abducting
• kidnapping
• baying
• haltering
• ensnaring
• entangling
• wresting
• meshing
• enmeshing
• rending
• latching (on or onto)
• fastening (on)
• fisting
• spiriting (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• freeing
• releasing
• discharging
• liberating
• dropping
• loosening
• unhanding

3

as in assembling

to bring together in one body or place

corral all the members of the tour group in the lounge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assembling
• collecting
• gathering
• amassing
• accumulating
• garnering
• grouping
• packing
• combining
• concentrating
• lumping
• joining
• congregating
• organizing
• mustering
• piling
• uniting
• getting together
• constellating
• arranging
• stacking
• bulking (up)
• herding
• raising
• rounding up
• huddling
• connecting
• compiling
• rallying
• swarming
• balling
• merging
• linking
• picking up
• heaping
• collating
• systematizing
• clustering
• pooling
• bunching
• regrouping
• flocking
• thronging
• batching
• pressing
• banding
• archiving
• scraping (up or together)
• brigading
• hiving
• regathering
• re-collecting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dispersing
• scattering
• separating
• dissipating
• sending
• dissolving
• disintegrating
• dispelling
• severing
• splitting (up)
• dismissing
• breaking up
• disbanding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corralling

To see Kyra on a bullhorn corralling massive crowds at BravoCon was truly a sight to behold. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026

Sixth District Council member Johnathan Duncan praised the traffic officers for doing the dangerous job of corralling traffic at the busy airport. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

Saliba turned after corralling a long pass in the air and served a volley up on a plate for David. — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 24 June 2026

The Green Mountain Boys stormed in, pulling groggy redcoats and their families from the barracks and corralling them into a stunned cluster. — Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026

Whatever the space is, begin by removing all the items and corralling them into a pile. — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 June 2026

Unlike more traditional wedding venues, Airbnbs are not likely to have a planner fine-tuning on-site logistics or corralling reception chairs or tables. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 31 May 2026

Video shows dozens of officers — some carrying riot shields — corralling the large group in the middle of the street. — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026

The long-running showcase features 7-10 minute sets from hungry, hard-working comics such as Nic Dean, Lane Lonion, Lizzy Wolfson, Sam Ellefson, Phil Corridor, Kate McLachlan, Mitch Jones and Austin Black, with Roy corralling the hilarity. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026