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
ZvezdanaZVEZ-dah-nah (Serbian)Serbian, Slovene
Gifford['gifəd]
Dawkins['dɔ:kinz]
Murron-Scottish
TethysTEE-thəs (English)Greek Mythology
Dev-Indian, Hindi, Marathi