群がる

むらがる
Alternative writings: 叢がる, 簇がる
JLPT:N1
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1To swarm or crowd together; to gather in a mass (intransitive). Often implies a sudden or dense gathering.

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Examples

人気の店の前に客が群がって列を作っていた。

Customers were crowding together in front of the popular shop, forming a line.

公園に餌を持っていくと、鳩が群がってくる。

If you bring food to the park, pigeons swarm around you.

記者たちが選手の周りに群がった。

Reporters swarmed around the athlete.

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