swarm

noun

\ ˈswȯrm

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)

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

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)

intransitive verb

: to climb with the hands and feet specifically : shin swarm up a pole

transitive verb

: to climb up : mount

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Noun a swarm of tourists descends upon the island every summer

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swarm

noun

\ ˈswȯrm

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