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troop
troop across someone or something
[for a mass of creatures] to move across someone or something. The huge herds of wildebeest began to troop across the plain in search of food. The ants trooped across Karen as she lay in the sand.
troop in(to something)
to flock or march into something or some place in numbers. The scouts trooped into the mess hall and sat down. They trooped in and sat down.