stampede
noun
a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
are stampeding
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present progressiveof stampede.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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And those supersized water bottles people are stampeding to get their hands on are just doorstops unless you're actually drinking water.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2024
Now, in a disheartening offshoot of the rural problem, the peasants are stampeding to the cities and creating an acute urban problem: festering slums.
From Time Magazine Archive
That correction is indicative of the frenzy with which corporations, banks and other holders of dollars are stampeding to unload them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Russians are stampeding to buy the $5,600 Italian-designed Zhiguli cars, adapted from the Fiat 124, that are rolling off the new assembly line at Togliatti at the rate of 1,000 per day.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Don't you see that the cattle are stampeding?"
From Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur by Edward C. Taylor
