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swarm
(sw/O/rm )

noun (n)

  • a moving crowd(noun.group)
    Synonym:
    drove, horde
    source: wordnet30
  • a group of many things in the air or on the ground(noun.group)
    Example:
    A swarm of insects obscured the light.
    Synonym:
    cloud
    source: wordnet30
  • A large number or mass of small animals or insects, especially when in motion.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • be teeming, be abuzz(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The garden was swarming with bees.
    Synonym:
    pullulate, teem
    source: wordnet30
  • move in large numbers(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See Shin.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; -- said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To crowd or throng.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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