work the crowd



work the crowd

To excite or entertain an audience. Man, that singer sure knows how to work a crowd! They're going wild for him! The keynote speaker was late, so I had to work the crowd for a while to stall.
See also: crowd, work

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yuhanna-Arabic
ZaviaZAY-vee-ə, ZAYV-yəEnglish (Rare)
ÇAĞRi-Turkish
Helewidis-Ancient Germanic
Somchai-Thai
JesperYES-pərDanish