Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigThe phrase "cramped table" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a table that is small or has limited space, often making it uncomfortable for people to sit around it. Example: "We had to squeeze four people around the cramped table in the corner of the café."
Exact(3)
At length, she calls your name and escorts you to a cramped table.
Fred Wise, in a camper he called his "8-by-18-foot jail cell," was watching "Dancing With the Stars" alone at a cramped table.
It would be about a half-hour before we were shown to an insanely cramped table downstairs and 15 minutes more before our harried server could deal with us.
Similar(57)
The restaurant's cramped tables are packed with taxi drivers who dig into heaps of steaming curries and fiery salads.
At KITCHEN-A BISTRO in St. James, patrons sit on 25 uncomfortable ice cream parlor chairs at tiny, cramped tables.
It's a tiny wedge of a spot, with a few cramped tables inside and a more expansive sidewalk café outside.
Considering the affluence of the clientele, I found the décor surprising -- lots of small, cramped tables in a rather noisy room.
Others look disappointed or resentful as they tell me about cramped tables in the neoclassical arcades around the grand sunken dining room and hasty, perfunctory service.
Skip the cramped tables and instead claim a stool at the gray marble counter overlooking the compact open kitchen and wood-fired pizza oven.
Arturo's 180 Maplewood Avenue Maplewood (973) 378-5800 arturosnj.com DON'T MISS THE SPACE A slightly upgraded corner pizzeria, with minimal décor and about 40 seats at cramped tables.
You can make for a slightly neater experience by eating in, but aside from the cramped tables and the brusque though not unfriendly service, there is something about this sandwich that begs for it to be eaten outdoors.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com