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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 2 Swedish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

[ English

[ Etymology

Old English flocc

[ Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɒk

[ Noun

Singular flock

Plural flocks

flock (plural flocks)

1. A large number of birds, especially gathered together for thee purpose of migration.
2. A large number of sheep kept together
3. A large number of people
4. Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding

[ Synonyms

• bunch, gaggle, horde, host, legion, litter, nest, rabble, swarm, throng, wake

[ Translations

group of birds

Czech: hejno cs(cs) n. Danish: flok Finnish: parvi fi(fi) French: vol fr(fr) m., bande fr(fr) f., groupe fr(fr) m. German: Schwarm de(de) m. Icelandic: flokkur is(is) m., hópur is(is) m. Italian: stormo it(it) m.

Lithuanian: pulkas f. Polish: stado pl(pl) n. Portuguese: bando pt(pt) m. Slovene: jata f. Swedish: flock sv(sv) c. Telugu: గుంపు (guMpu) Turkish: sürü tr(tr)

group of sheep

Czech: stádo cs(cs) n. Danish: flok Finnish: katras fi(fi), lauma fi(fi) German: Herde de(de) f. Icelandic: hjörð f.

Italian: branco it(it) m., gregge it(it) m. Kurdish: ڕان ku(ku) Polish: stado pl(pl) n. Swedish: flock sv(sv) c. Turkish: sürü tr(tr)

group of people

Finnish: lauma fi(fi) German: Herde de(de) f. Icelandic: hópur is(is) m.

Italian: folla it(it) f. Swedish: flock c., hop, folkmassa Turkish: sürü taboo

tufts of wool or cotton

Finnish: vanu fi(fi)

[ Verb

Infinitive to flock

Third person singular flocks

Simple past flocked

Past participle flocked

Present participle flocking

to flock (third-person singular simple present flocks, present participle flocking, simple past and past participle flocked)

1. (transitive) To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
2. (transitive) To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles.

[ Translations

• Finnish: kokoontua fi(fi), kerääntyä fi(fi)
• Icelandic: hópast saman
• Swedish: flockas
• Telugu: గుమిగూడు (gumigUDu)

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[ Swedish

[ Pronunciation

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[ Noun

flock c.

Inflection for flock	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	flock	flocken	flockar	flockarna
Genitive	flocks	flockens	flockars	flockarnas

1. flock of sheep or goats
2. flock of birds
3. flock of people
4. pride of lions
5. pack of wolves or dogs
6. pod of whales