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crowding

UK
/ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
US
/ˈkraʊdɪŋ/

Translations

crowdingnoun
crowdings
pl
surpeuplementS’emploie surtout pour une forte densité de personnes dans un espace restreint.
The crowding at the concert made it difficult to move around.
Le surpeuplement du concert rendait difficile la circulation.
The crowding in the subway during rush hour can be overwhelming.
L’encombrement du métro aux heures de pointe peut être accablant.
encombrement visuelSens technique en perception visuelle.
Crowding prevents us from easily reading letters in our peripheral vision.
L’encombrement visuel nous empêche de lire facilement les lettres dans notre vision périphérique.
Synonyms
mob
flock
gathering
mass
horde
thronging
congestion
assembly
multitude
swarm
crowdinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
US
/ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
Used attributively before a noun to indicate that something causes or involves crowding.
surpeupléS’emploie pour décrire un espace contenant trop de personnes ou de choses.
The crowding conditions on the refugee boats were dangerous.
Les conditions surpeuplées des bateaux de réfugiés étaient dangereuses.
Synonyms
squeezing
congesting
overcrowding
bustling
swarming
pressing
jostling
thronging
cramming
jamming
crowdverb

crowding

Gerund

crowded
Past Simple
crowded
Past Participle
crowding
Gerund
UK
/kraʊd/
US
/kraʊd/
envahirAu sens de remplir presque entièrement un espace; s'emploie aussi au figuré pour l'esprit.
Fans began to crowd the stadium hours before the concert started.
Des fans ont commencé à envahir le stade des heures avant le début du concert.
se presserAu sens de se rassembler en grand nombre, souvent autour de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose.
The students crowded around the teacher to see the experiment.
Les élèves se sont pressés autour du professeur pour voir l'expérience.
Additional translations
se faufilerAu sens de se glisser avec difficulté dans un espace étroit.
Synonyms
flock
press
jam
throng
congregate
gather
assemble
mingle

Definitions

crowdingnoun
The condition of being filled with too many people or things, leading to a lack of space.
The crowding in the subway during rush hour can be overwhelming.
A situation in which there is a large number of people gathered closely together.
The crowding at the concert made it difficult to move around.
In visual perception, the phenomenon in which identification of a target stimulus is impaired by the presence of nearby stimuli.
Crowding prevents us from easily reading letters in our peripheral vision.
crowdinggerund / present participle
Causing or characterized by the gathering of people or things into a confined space.
The crowding conditions on the refugee boats were dangerous.
crowdverb
To fill a space almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement.
Fans began to crowd the stadium hours before the concert started.
To press closely together; to gather in large numbers.
The students crowded around the teacher to see the experiment.
To push or force one's way into a space.
He crowded into the elevator just before the doors closed.
To fill one's mind or thoughts persistently.
Worries about the future began to crowd his mind.
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