Main Entry:

²swarm

Function:

verb

Date:

14th century

intransitive verb

1: to form and depart from a hive in a swarm2 a: to move or assemble in a crowd : throng b: to hover about in the manner of a bee in a swarm3: to contain a swarm : teem <swarming with bugs>transitive verb1: to fill with a swarm2: to beset or surround in a swarm <players swarming the quarterback>

— swarm·er noun