# crowds

Pronunciation: say "KROWDZ" /kɹaʊdz/

## Noun

1. Plural of crowd. — plural of crowd
   - Simple: Plural of crowd. Use this form when you mean more than one group of people.
   - _Cheering crowds lined both sides of the parade route._
   - _Security struggled to manage the restless crowds at the gates._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of crowd. — third-person singular simple present indicative of crowd
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of crowd. Use it with he, she, or it for filling a space too full.
   - _Every weekend she crowds her calendar with appointments she later cancels._
   - _An eager fan crowds against the barrier for a closer look at the stage._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/crowds (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).