Collocations for "crowded"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "crowded" in context.
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crowd
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- an [angry, upset] crowd
- [a huge, an enormous, a vast] crowd
- the [theater, match, mall, opening night] crowd
- [moved, fought, struggled] through the crowd
- am [moving] through the crowd
- made [a path, his way] through the crowd
- the crowd [broke up, petered out, ran off]
- a crowd of [people, spectators, protesters, fans, onlookers]
- a crowd of [1000] [spectators]
- a whole crowd of [people, us]
- there was a crowd [in front of, behind]
- a crowd at the [school, hospital, Capitol]
- is a crowd around the [school]
- was a crowd waiting for
- have seen record crowds (here) today
- am afraid of crowds
- couldn't see [for, through] the crowd
- hear the roar of the crowd
- fell in with a bad crowd
- [hung, went] out with the usual crowd
- (doesn't like to) follow the crowd
- keep the crowd [quiet, entertained, riveted, amused]
- [police, riot] officers held [back, off] the crowd (of protesters)
- the rival crowds (of fans) [clashed, fought]
- was a real crowd pleaser
- crowd control
- crowd-control [measures, tactics]
- crowded the [room, stadium, auditorium]
- the [room] was crowded with [guests, fans, attendees]
- crowded to the front
- crowded around the [performer, scene, accident]
- crowded into the [car, room, back]
- crowded (around) to [watch, see]
- [trying, tried] to crowd us out
- crowd out other [ideas, opinions]
- crowded out by the [noise, uproar, cheers, speakers]
- UK: crowd [clothes, pants, possessions] into a suitcase
- you're crowding me
'crowded' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):