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▪ I. crowding, vbl. n.|ˈkraʊdɪŋ|
[f. crowd v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of the verb crowd q.v., in various senses.
c1384Chaucer H. Fame iii. 269 Ful moche prees of folke ther nas Ne crowdyng. c1440Promp. Parv. 105 Crowdynge, caryynge wythe a barowe, cenivectura. 1665Sir T. Herbert Trav. (1677) 139 We saw a dozen Persians ride up a breast without crowding. 1814Scott Wav. xx, The company numerous even to crowding.
▪ II. ˈcrowding, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That crowd, or press closely: see the verb.
1697Dryden Virg. Past. iv. 64 In crowding Ranks appear. 1718Rowe tr. Lucan 151 The Crouding Sails from ev'ry Station press. 1853Kane Grinnell Exp. xx. (1856) 160 The crowding tenants of the air, the Brent goose [etc.]. |