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adjective
- 1. moving in or forming a large or dense group: "swarming locusts"
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SWARMING definition: 1. present participle of swarm 2. When insects swarm, they come together in a large group. 3. When…. Learn more.
noun. uk / swɔːm / us / swɔːrm / Add to word list. [ C ] a large group of insects all moving together: a swarm of bees / wasps / ants / locusts. The dead sheep was covered with swarms of flies. mirceax/iStock/Getty Image Plus/GettyImages. [ C, + sing/pl verb ] a large group of people all moving together:
: 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. 2 of 3. verb (1) swarmed; swarming; swarms.
n. 1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion. 2. A group of bees, social wasps, or ants, when migrating with a queen to establish a new colony. 3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass: A swarm of friends congratulated him. 4.
Fast and accurate. language certification. A swarm is a good word for a large group of bees going on the attack — not good news. Like bees, any group of people or animals can be considered a swarm if they act together and quickly — even fiercely.
swarm in British English. (swɔːm ) noun. 1. a group of social insects, esp bees led by a queen, that has left the parent hive in order to start a new colony. 2. a large mass of small animals, esp insects. 3. a throng or mass, esp when moving or in turmoil.
Definitions of 'swarm'. 1. A swarm of bees or other insects is a large group of them flying together. [...] 2. When bees or other insects swarm, they move or fly in a large group. [...] 3. When people swarm somewhere, they move there quickly in a large group.
verb. /swɔːm/ /swɔːrm/ Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. [intransitive] + adv./prep. (often disapproving) (of people, animals, etc.) to move around in a large group. Tourists were swarming all over the island. Police swarmed into the building. Take your English to the next level.
1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion. 2. A group of bees, social wasps, or ants, when migrating with a queen to establish a new colony. 3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass: A swarm of friends congratulated him. 4.
SWARMING meaning: 1. present participle of swarm 2. When insects swarm, they come together in a large group. 3. When…. Learn more.
