1
: a group of animals (such as birds or sheep) assembled or herded together
2
: a group under the guidance of a leader
especially
: a church congregation
3
: a large number
a flock of tourists
flocked; flocking; flocks
: to gather or move in a flock
they flocked to the beach
1
: a tuft of wool or cotton fiber
2
: woolen or cotton refuse used for stuffing furniture and mattresses
3
: very short or pulverized fiber used especially to form a velvety pattern on cloth or paper or a protective covering on metal
4
: floc
flocked; flocking; flocks
Examples of flock in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a flock of obstreperous reporters at the press conference
a flock of sheep crossing the road
Verb (1)
vacationers flocked to the towns along the shore in order to escape the August heat
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Onlookers were in awe at the sight of an F-18 whizzing past, almost somersaulting its way around a flock of birds during the Gijon Air Festival over the weekend.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Tens of thousands of visitors flock to the festival, where 20,000 pounds of lobster are served each year, according to the festival website.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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Noun
The issue has grown more urgent as data center developments flock to the Lone Star State, including several backed by President Donald Trump and major tech companies like Facebook's parent company Meta, Google, Amazon, OpenAI and Microsoft.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Onlookers were in awe at the sight of an F-18 whizzing past, almost somersaulting its way around a flock of birds during the Gijon Air Festival over the weekend.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Verb
Figma still has a cult following and thousands of people flocked to the company’s annual Config meetup in San Francisco and London this year.
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Tens of thousands of visitors flock to the festival, where 20,000 pounds of lobster are served each year, according to the festival website.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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“Flock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flock. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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flock
1 of 2 noun1
: a group of animals (as birds or sheep) assembled or herded together
2
: a group someone keeps watch over
3
: a large number
a flock of tourists
flock
2 of 2 verb
: to gather or move in a crowd
they flocked to the beach
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