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swarm ¹  (swôrm)

n.

1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion.

2. A group of bees with a queen bee in migration to establish a new colony. See Synonyms at flock¹.

3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass: A swarm of friends congratulated him.

4. A number of similar geologic phenomena or features occurring closely within a given period or place: a swarm of earthquakes.

v. swarmed, swarm·ing, swarms

v.intr.

1.

a. To move or emerge in a swarm.

b. To leave a hive as a swarm. Used of bees.

2. To move or gather in large numbers.

3. To be overrun; teem: a riverbank swarming with insects. See Synonyms at teem¹.

v.tr.

To fill with a crowd: sailors swarming the ship's deck.

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[Middle English, group of bees, from Old English swearm.]

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swarmer n.

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swarm ¹

Noun

1. a group of bees, led by a queen, that has left the hive to make a new home

2. a large mass of insects or other small animals

3. a moving mass of people

Verb

1. to move quickly and in large numbers

2. to be overrun: the place is swarming with cops [Old English swearm]

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swarm ²

Verb

swarm up to climb (a ladder or rope) by gripping it with the hands and feet: the boys swarmed up the rigging [origin unknown]

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Swarm a large number of small animals or insects, usually in motion; throngs of people or things, sometimes of an irritating or annoying nature.

Examples: swarm of adders, 1569; of fair advantages, 1596; of the Anti-Christ, 1549; of ants; of bees, 1300; of bishops, 1553; of their demands, 1785; of dust, 1890; of eels; of fireflies, 1842; of flies, 1560; of folk, 1423; of footmen, 1542; of fowl, 1600; of fry, 1780; of gnats—Brewer; of heretics, 1581; of hornets; of horsemen, 1542; of insects; of locusts, 1684; of meteorites; of ministers of Christ, 1685; of sins, 1582; of tiger, 1600; of vessels, 1698; of wasps.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swarm - a moving crowd                       drove, horde crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
	2.	swarm - a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores" cloud group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit insect - small air-breathing arthropod infestation, plague - a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
Verb	1.	swarm - be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries" pullulate, teem seethe, hum, buzz - be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" crawl - be full of; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
	2.	swarm - move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" pour, pullulate, teem, stream crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" spill out, spill over, pour out - be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets"

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swarm

noun 1. multitude, crowd, mass, army, host, drove, flock, herd, horde, myriad, throng, shoal, concourse, bevy

verb 2. crowd, flock, throng, mass, stream, congregate

verb 3. teem, crawl, be alive, abound, bristle, be overrun, be infested

Translations

swarm [swɔːm] n [of bees] → enjambre m;

(fig) → multitud f

vi (fig) → hormiguear, pulular

swarm [swɔːm] n → essaim m

vi [bees] → essaimer; [people] → grouiller;

to be swarming with → grouiller de

swarm [swɔːm] n → Schwarm m;

(of people) → Schar f

vi (bees, people) → schwärmen;

to be swarming with → wimmeln von

swarm [swɔːm] n → sciame m

vi → formicolare; [bees] → sciamare

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swarm

n swarm [swoːm]

1 a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together a swarm of ants. swerm سِرْب، عَدَد كَبير рояк roj sværm; flok der Schwarm σμήνος (abejas) enjambre, hervidero, hormiguero parv خيل حشرات parvi essaim לַהֲקָה झुण्ड दल roj, jato raj kelompok serangga (skordÿra)sveimur, urmull, mor, ger sciame, nugolo 群れ (곤충의) 떼 būrys, spiečius spiets; pūznis kawan zwerm sverm rój, mrowie enxame roi рой; стая roj roj roj svärm ฝูงแมลง ... kümesi (移動中的)一群(昆蟲) рій; зграя کیڑوں کا جھنڈ đàn, đám, bầy （移动中的）一群（昆虫）

2 (often in plural) a great number or crowd swarms of people. menigte حَشْدٌ مِن، عَدَد كَبير مِن множество spousta, dav sværm der Schwarm μιλιούνια, πλήθη (πληθ.) enjambre, multitud, miríada, hervidero, hormiguero kari گروهي lauma essaim, troupe נְחִיל भीड़-भाड़ gomila, mnoštvo tömeg orang banyak mergð, skari frotta, moltitudine 大勢 무리, 군중 minios bars; pūlis kumpulan besar zwerm vrimmel, mylder mnóstwo multidão ceată, trupă толпы hŕba, dav truma gomila myller, vimmel, skara กลุ่มคนหรือสัตว์จำนวนมากมาย sürü, yığın 一大群 маса, купа لوگوں کا مجمع đám đông, số đông 一大群

v

1 (of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm. swerm سِرْب من النَّحْل роя се rojit se sværme schwärmen ακολουθώ τη βασίλισσα σε μαζική μετακίνηση (για μέλισσα) enjambrar peret heitma گروهي وارد شدن parveilla essaimer לִנהוֹר झुण्ड बनाकर छत्ता छोड़ देना rojiti se rajzik berkelompok fljúga í hóp, sverma sciamare 巣別れする (벌이) 분봉하다 spiestis spietot sekawan zwerm sverme roić się acompanhar a rainha a roi роиться rojiť sa rojiti vrveti svärma รวมเป็นฝูง oğul vermek 傾巢出動 роїтися شہد کی مکھیوں کا رانی مکھی کا پیچھا کرنا di chuyển thành đàn, thành bầy 倾巢出动

2 to move in great numbers The children swarmed out of the school. stroom يَتَدَفَّق بأعْدادٍ كَبيرَه тълпя се vyrojit se myldre schwärmen κινούμαι μαζικά aglomerarse, apiñarse, pulular voogama, paiskuma دستجمعي مهاجرت كردن virrata en masse aller לִנהוֹר לְהִתקַהֵל घूमना kretati se u gomili kirajzik berbondong-bondong flykkjast, hópast affollarsi, accalcarsi 群がる 떼지어 움직이다 plūsti, pasipilti drūzmēties; pūlī doties berduyun-duyun zwermen vrimle, myldre roić się pulular a forfoti валить толпой vyrojiť sa valiti se vrveti svärma, strömma เคลื่อนไปเป็นกลุ่ม akın etmek, akın akın gitmek 蜂擁而出 товпитися; юрмитися کثیر تعداد میں جمع ہونا đi thành đám đông, đàn 蜂拥而出

3 to be full of moving crowds The Tower of London was swarming with tourists. wemel مَليء بِ، يَعِجُّ بِ гъмжа být plný vrimle; myldre wimmeln κατακλύζομαι από πλήθη plagar, bullir, hormiguear, pulular kubisema ازدحام كردن kuhista fourmiller de לִהיוֹת מָלֵא उमड़ना, भारी संख्या में आना vrvjeti hemzseg penuh orang mora, vera fullur af brulicare, pullulare いっぱいである 우글거리다, 빽빽이 차다 knibždėti mudžēt penuh krioelem kry, vrimle roić się estar apinhado a fi plin de кишеть byť plný mrgoleti vrveti myllra, vimla เต็มไปด้วยผู้คน dolup taşmak 擠滿 кишіти جم غفیر ہونا đầy nhung nhúc 挤满