กรู
rush in a crowd
Native recording
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- 1 rush in a crowd、swarm toward
This word mainly describes a crowd of people or animals rushing together in the same direction.
rush in a crowd、swarm toward
Describes a group rushing or swarming together in the same direction.
Learning notes
Explanation
As a verb, กรู evokes a group moving suddenly and forcefully together. It implies an active rush or swarm, not simply gathering or standing in a crowded place. It commonly occurs with กัน and direction words, as in กรูกันเข้ามา “rush in together,” กรูเข้าไป “rush inside,” and กรูออกมา “swarm out.”
Usage
The verb is used for energetic group movement, such as shoppers rushing into a store, reporters crowding around someone, spectators pouring onto a field, or insects swarming out of a nest. It also appears in news reports and narrative writing.
Caution
The verb กรู does not merely mean that a place is crowded or that people gather calmly; it requires a sense of forceful group movement.
Differences from similar words
1 rush in a crowd synonyms
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รุม means to surround a person or target and act on it as a group. กรู focuses instead on the group's forceful movement in the same direction.
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แห่ broadly describes people moving together, including processions or many people flocking somewhere. กรู more strongly emphasizes a sudden, forceful rush by a group.