tolódó

Tolódó is a Hungarian present participle form of the verb tolódik, meaning to move forward by pushing or to crowd forward. As an adjective, tolódó describes a situation or object that advances through crowding or pressure, such as tolódó tömeg (a pushing crowd) or tolódó sor (a line in which people push forward).

In grammar, tolódó is formed with the participle suffix -ó attached to the stem tolód-, itself derived from tolódik. It is used attributively to modify nouns and can appear in various contexts to indicate ongoing motion caused by crowding or pacing forward.

Common usage occurs in descriptions of pedestrian flow, queues, and mass transit scenarios. For example, a tolódó tömeg might form at a concert entrance or train platform, where space is limited and individuals advance by pressing ahead. The related noun tolódás denotes the process or phenomenon of crowding or pushing, while the noun toló refers to a person or device that pushes.

Tolódó thus communicates a dynamic state rather than a static condition, emphasizing the forward motion resulting from crowding or pressure. It is primarily used in descriptive or analytical writing about crowd behavior, urban design, and event management. See also tolódás and toló for related grammatical and semantic terms.