Crowds Gather For A Free Palestine Guy On Fire Vigil Tonight

A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something. A huge crowd gathered in a square. crowd, throng, horde, crush, mob mean an assembled multitude. crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together. throng and horde suggest movement and pushing. crush emphasizes. • I don't go to football games because I don't like big crowds. • But in the winter, cluster flies aggregate in thick black crowds jammed into cracks and crannies inside the house.

Opinion researcher Vincent Price compares masses and crowds, saying that "Crowds are defined by their shared emotional experiences, but masses are defined by their interpersonal isolation." I wander out into the still busy square, where crowds are still cheering, conscious of the danger of the spectacle that attracts, flatters, and distorts.