crowd around
phrasal verbcrowd around (somebody/something)
(also crowd round (somebody/something) especially in British English)
- to gather in large numbers around somebody/something
- We all crowded around the stove to keep warm.
- Photographers were crowding around outside.
Extra Examples- Hundreds of fans crowded around the footballers.
- Photographers crowded around to try to get a shot of the royal baby.
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