cluster about
Frequency: 5.03.5 per million words
to gather around someone or something
Categories:
Examples (10)
- Children often cluster about the storyteller, eager to hear the next tale.
- A small crowd had clustered about the street performer, watching his every move.
- The reporters will surely cluster about the politician as soon as she arrives.
- We saw a group of tourists clustering about the ancient monument to take photos.
- Don't just cluster about the doorway; please come inside and find a seat.
- Doubts began to cluster about the new theory, questioning its validity.
- The kittens clustered about their mother for warmth and comfort.
- While the professor explained the diagram, students were clustering about the large screen.
- Eager fans clustered about the stage door, hoping for an autograph.
- Particles of dust were seen to cluster about the magnetic source in the experiment.