crowd
noun
a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng.
is crowding
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present progressiveof crowd (3rd person singular).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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But for other big tech companies, the need to spend on AI infrastructure is crowding out other priorities, including keeping shareholders sweet with buybacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
He also said AI is crowding out the discussion that should be happening around digitization and tokenization of currencies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025
“It’s a visual effect that you can really only capture with your camera and so everyone is crowding into the few viewing platforms in the valley.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
The farmers have for months been protesting an influx of Ukrainian products that they say is crowding the Polish market and undercutting their livelihood.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
The result is, crowding, interruption, delay, error, confusion, and dissatisfaction.
From The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses by Arthur Elmore Bostwick
