flocking
群がる
解説 Definition
flocking は flock（群がる、集まる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人や鳥などが同じ場所へ次々に集まってくる様子を表します。
Flocking is the present-participle or gerund form of flock, meaning that people, birds, or other animals are gathering or moving to the same place in large numbers. It often suggests a continuing stream attracted by something there.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
flocking は flock「群がる」に -ing をそのまま付けた形で、発音は「フロッキング」/ˈflɒkɪŋ/ です。flock は元来、鳥や羊などの「群れ」。鳥が一か所へ集まる像から、people are flocking to the market のように、人々が人気の場所へ次々と押し寄せる場面へ結び付けます。
Start with the noun flock, a group of birds or sheep, and turn it into the verb flock, meaning “gather in a crowd.” Flocking is made by adding -ing without changing the spelling and is pronounced /ˈflɒkɪŋ/. Imagine birds converging on a lake, then transfer the same movement to people: tourists flocking to a town or shoppers flocking to a new market. Unlike gathering, flocking emphasizes large numbers moving toward one attractive place, often in a noticeable stream. Remember the common pattern be flocking to plus a destination.
例文
People are flocking to the new market every weekend.
毎週末、人々が新しい市場に群がっています。
Birds were flocking around the lake before sunset.
日没前、鳥たちが湖の周りに群がっていました。
Tourists began flocking to the town after the museum opened.
博物館が開館してから、観光客がその町に群がり始めました。
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flocking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語「flocc（鳥や動物の群れ）」由来のゲルマン語です。flock（群がる）＋接尾辞-ing（動作）からなり、鳥が一斉に寄り合う生態から「群がる」意味が自然に派生しました。同語根に名詞flock（群れ）があります。
Flocking is the -ing form of flock. The noun flock comes from Old English flocc, meaning a group or company, especially of animals, and has Germanic roots. English later used the noun as a verb for assembling or moving together in a crowd. Adding -ing forms the present participle or gerund, describing the action as ongoing. The doubled-looking final sequence is already part of flock; only -ing is added.
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