hiving

verb

present participle of hive
as in swarming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiving
  1. swarming
  2. flocking
  3. herding
  4. thronging
  5. packing
  6. merging
  7. combining
  8. connecting
Verb
  • Lids were left off of exterior garbage dumpster, with several flies swarming the area.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • However, what hasn’t changed is that Hollywood (not a place but a swarming hive with no geographical boundaries) depends on the interaction of its human elements which is conducted under great financial and emotional pressure.
    — Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of swarming
Verb
  • From then on, millions of pilgrims from all over the world began flocking to the Grotto of Massabielle.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • And, as the popularity of K-beauty has spread, more and more travelers are flocking to South Korea in hope of achieving the glassy, glowing skin Instagram feeds are replete with.
    — Anna Haines, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of flocking
Verb
  • After years of herding his state’s liberal cats, Newsom treats the new breed of progressive ideologues—New York mayor Zohran Mamdani being the exemplar—as Johnny-come-latelies.
    — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In a remote Somali pastoral village, two twelve-year-old boys, Waasuge and Warmooge, spend their days herding goats and playing.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of herding
Verb
  • By the time Fly entered the booth, they were wound up and thronging the dancefloor.
    — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport is also bustling, with passengers thronging around its duty-free shops.
    — Melanie Swan, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Definition of thronging
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  • Xi successfully lifted the constitutional term limits on his rule as state president in 2018 and swept clean the top ranks of the party itself at the 20th Party Congress, in 2022, packing them with his own supporters and yes men.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The third is a network of syringe-injectable implants, each packing two receiving pads, a transistor switch, a battery, and either a sensor or an actuator such as a nerve stimulator.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of packing
Verb
  • His hire comes a week after Deadline revealed Stewart was among those that had exited Banijay Rights in a shakeup that followed Banijay Entertainment merging with All3Media.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Mass Appeal and Whatnot are merging hip-hop, comics, art, fashion, sports and collectibles at this year’s New York City Comic Con.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of merging
Verb
  • Coroner’s officials have issued a new image, created by combining a forensic sketch and post-mortem photographs using artificial intelligence.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The company will look at the emerging role of AI in dubbing and how hybrid workflows combining technology and human expertise could support the localization of content for international markets.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of combining
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  • The Bernina Express is a famous red scenic train connecting Tirano in Italy to Saint Moritz along a UNESCO World Heritage Site route.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The prolific and acclaimed writer and activist used his liberal beliefs and his agrarian roots in Kentucky to craft novels, poems and essays connecting the natural world to humankind.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of connecting
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