cluster round
Frequency: 6.06.5 per million words
to gather around someone or something
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Examples (10)
- The children eagerly clustered round the storyteller to hear the end of the tale.
- Reporters immediately clustered round the minister as she left the building.
- We all clustered round the small fire to keep warm.
- The lambs clustered round their mother for protection.
- Look at how the fans are clustering round the team bus.
- The curious onlookers will likely cluster round the street performer.
- Please don't cluster round the entrance; you're blocking the way.
- A small group of tourists had clustered round the ancient map on the wall.
- The employees clustered round the monitor to see the final design.
- Whenever there's an accident, people inevitably cluster round to see what happened.