flock

[US]/flɒk/
[UK]/flɑːk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a group; a bundle of cotton
vt. to fill with cotton in a bundle
vi. to gather; to move in a group.

Phrases & Collocations

sheep flock

flock together

flock of geese

flock of tourists

a flock of

flocks and herds

Example Sentences

a flock of gulls.

a flock of sheep.

the murmuration of a flock of warblers.

watch a flock of sheep

a flock of schoolchildren;

to head off a flock of sheep

a herd of elephants.See Synonyms at flock 1

a bevy of beauties.See Synonyms at flock 1

They move with their flocks to upland pastures.

they drove a flock of sheep through the centre of the city.

tourists flock to Oxford in their thousands.

The crowd flocked in the church.

The children flocked round their teacher.

worrying about the unpaid bills. See also Synonyms at flock 1

the Ukrainian diaspora flocked back to Kiev.

flocks of waders often perform aerial evolutions.

flocks of young people hung around at twilight.

young men flocked about her.

Real-world Examples

It's hardly surprising that tourists flock to see the area.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

And they don't flock to cotton.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection September 2014

The Yokobori family feeds their flock of chickens.

Source: CNN Listening Collection March 2023

Have you ever observed that " birds of a feather flock together" ?

Source: VOA Special October 2014 Collection

He's sort of poking the pigs and checking the flocks and herds.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

They manage the goat flocks; they take them out for grazing.

Source: The Era Model of Bill Gates

The Yokobori family feeds their flock of chickens, feeding themselves freshly laid eggs.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

Just administer for me a narrow flock to over the next five days.

Source: National Geographic Science Popularization (Video Version)

One might even call them flocks considering they're closer related to birds.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

You might even call them flocks considering they're closer related to birds.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

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