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swarm
1[swawrm]
noun
a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony.
a body of bees settled together, as in a hive.
a great number of things or persons, especially in motion.
Synonyms: , ,Biology.a group or aggregation of free-floating or free-swimming cells or organisms.
Geology.a cluster of earthquakes or other geologic phenomena or features.
verb (used without object)
to fly off together in a swarm, as bees.
to move about, along, forth, etc., in great numbers, as things or persons.
to congregate, hover, or occur in groups or multitudes; be exceedingly numerous, as in a place or area.
(of a place) to be thronged or overrun; abound or teem.
The beach swarms with children on summer weekends.
Biology.to move or swim about in a swarm.
swarm
2[swawrm]
verb (used with or without object)
to climb by clasping with the legs and hands or arms and drawing oneself up; shin.
swarm
1/ ɔː /
noun
a group of social insects, esp bees led by a queen, that has left the parent hive in order to start a new colony
a large mass of small animals, esp insects
a throng or mass, esp when moving or in turmoil
verb
(intr) (of small animals, esp bees) to move in or form a swarm
(intr) to congregate, move about or proceed in large numbers
to overrun or be overrun (with)
the house swarmed with rats
(tr) to cause to swarm
swarm
2/ ɔː /
verb
to climb (a ladder, etc) by gripping with the hands and feet
the boys swarmed up the rigging
Other 51Թ Forms
- swarmer noun
51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Protesters swarmed around the vehicles, tearing the doors off and stomping on the windshields.
Around 4 p.m., a swarm of protesters streamed onto the southbound side of the 101 Freeway, blocking traffic.
An estimated 250 million bees escaped from an overturned truck in the US state of Washington on Friday, sparking warnings from authorities for the public to avoid the swarm of stinging insects.
In the summer of 2024, he proposed at Crater Lake, surrounded by a swarm of dragonflies.
They said that Burghill Road was swarming with police in the hours after the crash.
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