Hypertext Webster Gateway: "herding"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Herd \Herd\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Herded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Herding}.] [See 2d {Herd}.]
1. To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together,
or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.
2. To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self
among, a group or company.
I'll herd among his friends, and seem One of the
number. --Addison.
3. To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. [Scot.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
herding
adj : (of birds and animals) tending to move or live together in
groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social
insects"; "the herding instinct in sheep or cattle";
"swarming behavior in bees" [syn: {herding(a)}, {swarming(a)},
{social}]
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