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swarm

/swɔɹm/noun, verb1 syllable

Swarm means: move in large numbers.

Synonyms for swarm7

noun, as in a moving crowd

drove, horde

noun, as in a group of many things in the air or on the ground

verb, as in move in large numbers

pour, stream, teem, pullulate

verb, as in be teeming, be abuzz

teem, pullulate

What does swarm mean?4

verb

1

move in large numbers“people were pouring out of the theater”

2

be teeming, be abuzz“The garden was swarming with bees”

noun

1

a moving crowd

2

a group of many things in the air or on the ground“a swarm of insects obscured the light”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with swarm?11

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Swarm in a sentence

  • On weekdays, shopping streets swarm with people hurrying and rushing along.qdii
  • A swarm of bees attacked us without mercy.unknown
  • A swarm of locusts descended on the cornfield.darinmex
  • A swarm of birds crouched in the branches.carlosalberto
  • She was stung by a swarm of bees.Eccles17
  • A swarm of bees flew over my head.Eccles17
  • The crowd started to swarm the shopping center.swolesuki
  • A swarm of flies want to eat your bread and fruit.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of swarm

as a noun

plural
swarms

as a verb

past tense
swarmed
present participle
swarming
third-person singular
swarms
past participle
swarmed