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

"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.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

Sports and music fans, flocking to a once-questionable corner of downtown, were the springboard for an L.A.-born multibillion-dollar empire of venues and events for screaming enthusiasts around the globe.

From Los Angeles Times

Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that the Poppi-loving pilates girls in the East Village just naturally started flocking to Culture.

From Salon

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