Flocked
[flɔkt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Flock
Typist: Malcolm
Examples
- Let all young men present mark this: 'The maidens all flocked to his boat so readily. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- There were but eight; yet, somehow, as they flocked in, they gave the impression of a much larger number. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He kept in mind the practical purposes of mining, and soon people flocked to Freiberg to hear him from all the quarters o f Europe. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Mr. Dubbley did as he was desired; and half a dozen men, each with a short truncheon and a brass crown, flocked into the room. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- We then drove twice up the Park, and Fanny made an effort to answer the beaux who flocked around the carriage, with cheerfulness. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The farmers and cottagers, on the contrary, struck with the fear of solitude, and madly desirous of medical assistance, flocked into the towns. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Typist: Malcolm