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flocking

American  
[flok-ing] / ˈflɒk ɪŋ /

noun

  1. a velvetlike pattern produced on wallpaper or cloth decorated with flock.

  2. flock.

Etymology

Origin of flocking

First recorded in 1870–75; flock 2 + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Yet it gives me pause that they are flocking to parishes with so many other young people, many of them also converts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Seated nearby is a large Chinese tour group — one of many that have been flocking to rural Malaysia for a bite of the fruit.

From BBC

If you look to the Middle East and Asia, tourism is up and people are flocking to places that are magical and special.

From Barron's

If you look to the Middle East and Asia, tourism is up and people are flocking to places that are magical and special.

From Barron's

If you look to the Middle East and Asia, tourism is up and people are flocking to places that are magical and special.

From Barron's

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