\ ˈswȯrm
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Definition of swarm
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: 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
2a
: a large number of animate or inanimate things massed together and usually in motion : throng
swarms of sightseers a swarm of locusts a swarm of meteors
b
: a number of similar geologic features or phenomena close together in space or time
a swarm of dikes an earthquake swarm
swarm
verb (1)
swarmed; swarming; swarms
Definition of swarm (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to form and depart from a hive in a swarm
2a
: to move or assemble in a crowd : throng
b
: to hover about in the manner of a bee in a swarm
3
: to contain a swarm : teem
swarming with bugs
1
: to fill with a swarm
2
: to beset or surround in a swarm
players swarming the quarterback
swarm
verb (2)
swarmed; swarming; swarms
Definition of swarm (Entry 3 of 3)
: to climb with the hands and feet
specifically
: shin
swarm up a pole
: to climb up : mount
Synonyms for swarm
Synonyms: Noun
- army,
- bike
- [chiefly Scottish],
- cram,
- crowd,
- crush,
- drove,
- flock,
- herd,
- horde,
- host,
- legion,
- mass,
- mob,
- multitude,
- press,
- rout,
- scrum,
- throng
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swarm
noun
English Language Learners Definition of swarm
: a very large number of insects moving together
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swarm
noun
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Kids Definition of swarm
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a large number of bees that leave a hive together to form a new colony elsewhere
2
: a large number grouped together and usually in motion
a swarm of mosquitoes a swarm of tourists
swarm
verb
swarmed; swarming
Kids Definition of swarm (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to form a swarm and leave the hive
swarming bees
2
: to move or gather in a large number
Shoppers swarmed into the stores.
3
: to be filled with a great number : teem
"A-a-are there really ghosts in the attic?" … "It's just swarming with all sorts of ghosts …"— Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Longstocking
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