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- Dictionaryswarm/swôrm/
noun
- 1. a large or dense group of insects, especially flying ones: "a swarm of locusts"
verb
- 1. (of insects) move in or form a swarm: "a plague of locusts swarmed across the countryside"
- 2. move somewhere in large numbers: "protesters were swarming into the building"
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noun. ˈswȯrm. Synonyms of swarm. 1. a. : a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere. b. : a colony of honeybees settled in a hive. 2. a. : a large number of animate or inanimate things massed together and usually in motion : throng. swarms of sightseers. a swarm of locusts.
Learn the meaning of swarm as a noun and a verb, with examples of how to use it in sentences. Find out the difference between swarm and related words like flock, herd and shoal.
Swarmed is the past tense and past participle of swarm, which means to move in a large group or in large numbers. Learn how to use swarmed in sentences with insects, people, or other animals, and see related words and phrases.
Swarm can mean a large number of insects or other small organisms, a group of bees or ants, or a crowd of people or things. Learn how to use swarm as a noun or a verb, and see synonyms and related terms.
verb [ I ] uk / swɔːm / us / swɔːrm /. When insects swarm, they come together in a large group. When people swarm somewhere, they move there in a large group or in large numbers: During the summer, tourists swarm the little beachside town. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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: host, horde, mass. Biology. a group or aggregation of free-floating or free-swimming cells or organisms.
Other forms: swarmed; swarming; swarms. A swarm is a good word for a large group of bees going on the attack — not good news. Like bees, any group of people or animals can be considered a swarm if they act together and quickly — even fiercely.
