ひしめき合あう

godan verb (-u), intransitive verb

crowd together; jostle; throng

Describes many people or things packed tightly in a limited space, often with a sense of bustling noise or commotion.

• 駅えきのホームに乗じょう客きゃくがひしめき合あっていた。

  Passengers were crowding together on the station platform.

• 狭せまい部屋へやに大おお勢ぜいの人ひとがひしめき合あっている。

  A large number of people are jostling together in the small room.