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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
  • Mainland ran four plays in the final 35 seconds but Seminole ended the game by swarming quarterback PJ Miller for a sack.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Miami Herald was told by people at the medical center that there were dozens of law-enforcement officers swarming the area from several agencies, including Miami Beach police.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of swarming
Verb
  • Business owners who have sold a company and executives who hold concentrated stock positions also are flocking to the products.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Jihadis are not flocking to battle Israel or the United States, and the former Syrian jihadis sitting in Damascus seem to prefer attracting foreign investment to fighting infidel powers.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of flocking
Verb
  • Even as a young boy (Samdrum Dorje Lama plays him at that age), Tenzing was fascinated with the allure and mystery of the mountain while herding his family’s yaks in Tibet.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Group events usually tend to involve a degree of herding cats, but not with those from Club GT.
    — Iain Macauley, Robb Report, 2 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
Verb
  • Nothing brings this home like dressing for an event or an occasion or packing for a trip.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Multi-fuel and flat-packing stoves are becoming a massive trend for backcountry adventurers who want to ditch standard gas canisters.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of packing
Verb
  • According to Tianmushan Laboratory, the arrangement is intended to prevent shock waves generated around the nose and wings from merging into a stronger wave, while the rear configuration helps redistribute and weaken the shock waves.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Murdochs more recently have explored merging the two sides of their empire once more.
    — Maddy Lauria, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of merging
Verb
  • The researchers are now combining that printing process with robotics, software and real-time monitoring to control how circuits are deposited on curved surfaces.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • By combining 49 body, ball, and club metrics with multi-angle 3D reconstruction and TrainerIQ™ analysis, the G10 Pro is designed to connect the outcome of a shot with the body movement and club delivery behind it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of combining
Verb
  • Yes; connecting rooms are available, while larger apartments have kitchens and work particularly well for families wanting more space.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Architect Giuseppe Mengoni completed the landmark in 1877, though its soaring iron-and-glass cruciform vault had already begun connecting the Piazza del Duomo to Piazza della Scala a decade earlier.
    — Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of connecting
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