crowd together
Huddle in proximity
To crowd together is to gather closely, pressing into a compact group.
People crowd together for warmth, protection, or because space is limited: We crowded together under the awning to escape the rain.
The phrase emphasizes physical proximity and often suggests discomfort or urgency.
- gatherBring or come together
- meetCome into contact
- assembleJoin parts together
- throngDense pressing crowd
- huddleClose protective gathering
shoulder to shoulder · pullulate · mass · swarm · stream · herd · teem · compress · bunch · squeeze · tight squeeze · packed in · sardine · sardine can · cluster · converge · mob · compact