Collocations for "flocking"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "flocking" in context.
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flock
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a flock of [sheep, doves, seagulls, geese, birds]
- [herd, round up, gather] the flock (of sheep)
- the flock was flying [south, north, east, west]
- the flock was heading south for the winter
- the flock returned north for the summer
- the [farmer, shepherd, sheep dog] herded the flock
- [watched, guarded] his flock (by night)
- scared the flock [off, away]
- the [pastor's, clergy's, church's] flock
- flocks of [sightseers, tourists, visitors, fans]
- [blocked, impeded, swarmed] by a flock of [sightseers]
- [tailed, followed] by a flock of [press hounds, reporters, paparazzi]
- a flock of [wool, cotton]
- [grabbed, pulled out] a flock of [wool]
- birds are flocking (together)
- [people, the crowd, they] flocked to [see, hear, witness]
- [people] flocked around the [performer, cage, spectacle]
- [people] flocked [from everywhere, miles around]
- [people] are flocking to [France, the school, downtown]
- millions (of people, of tourists) flock to the [site, city] each year
- flock [fibers, pillows, workers]
'flocking' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):