crowded

adjective

crowd·​ed ˈkrau̇-dəd How to pronounce crowded (audio)
: filled with many or too many people or things
a crowded room/theater
a beach crowded with people
a crowded itinerary

Examples of crowded in a Sentence

we kept circling around the crowded parking lot at the mall a crowded design that made the bedroom wallpaper a little overwhelming
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Polling has shown that Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot who represents the state's 11th Congressional District, leads the crowded Democratic field, but the race could still be anyone’s to win. Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 10 June 2025 The warm-water experiences tend to be the most crowded, popular for their respiratory and joint pain relief. Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 The Life Aquatic struggled to harness such an crowded agenda, but like Fiennes’s Monsieur Gustave, Anderson handles it all with astonishing deftness. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2025 And then there’s the fact that cities like New York grapple with chronic congestion and don’t need more vehicles cluttering crowded streets. Sophie Hurwitz, Wired News, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for crowded

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of crowd entry 1

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crowded was in 1612

Cite this Entry

“Crowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowded. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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