flocking

[flok-ing]

noun

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

2. flock.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flocking¹

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

Example Sentences

But the Tories are failing to capitalize, because voters fleeing Labour are flocking to the upstart Reform UK party led by Nigel Farage instead.

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But Starmer’s problem is that his fragile coalition of Labour voters aren’t just flocking to one other party but splintering to alternatives across the political spectrum.

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"It's a combination of over-tourism and fast tourism, which refers to people flocking to honeypot locations for the sole purpose of content creation," he said.

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The surge of interest in DeepSeek took hold over a weekend in late January, before corporate IT personnel could move to stop employees from flocking to it.

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The exact number of Lions fans flocking to Melbourne is hard to pinpoint, given the amount of ex-pats living here and in Australia in general.

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Related Words

• absorption 
• combination 
• consolidation