"stampeding" in the verb sense
1. stampede
cause to run in panic
"Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
2. stampede
cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
"The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
3. stampede
act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
"Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
4. stampede
run away in a stampede
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