Crowding

/ˈkɹaʊdɪŋ/ verb noun

To press forward; to advance by pushing.

Meaning

  1. (verb) To press forward; to advance by pushing. “The man crowded into the packed room.”
  2. (verb) To press together or collect in numbers “They crowded through the archway and into the park.”
  3. (verb) To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram. “He tried to crowd too many cows into the cow-pen.”
  4. (verb) To fill by pressing or thronging together
  5. (verb) (often used with "out of" or "off") To push, to press, to shove. “They tried to crowd her off the sidewalk.”
  6. (verb) To approach another ship too closely when it has right of way.
  7. (verb) (of a square-rigged ship) To carry excessive sail in the hope of moving faster.
  8. (verb) To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably.
  9. (verb) To play on a crowd; to fiddle.
  10. (noun) The act by which somebody is crowded.

Letter breakdown

  • Crowding contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
  • It uses 8 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 15.

Synonyms

Words from these letters

Connected words

Other 8-letter words

See all 8-letter words →

Words starting with CRO

See all words starting with CRO →

Words ending with ING

See all words ending with ING →

Reader questions

What does Crowding mean?

To press forward; to advance by pushing.

How many letters are in Crowding?

Crowding has 8 letters.

Solve more words

Find words from your own letters with our free puzzle tools.

Crossword Solver Anagram Solver