1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Swarm

Definition of Swarm in English :

Define Swarm in English

Swarm meaning in English

Meaning of Swarm in English

Pronunciation of Swarm in English

Swarm pronunciation in English

Pronounce Swarm in English

Swarm

see synonyms of swarm

Noun

1. drove, horde, swarm

a moving crowd

2. cloud, swarm

a group of many things in the air or on the ground

Example Sentences:
'a swarm of insects obscured the light'
'clouds of blossoms'
'it discharged a cloud of spores'

Verb

3. pullulate, swarm, teem

be teeming, be abuzz

Example Sentences:
'The garden was swarming with bees'
'The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen'
'her mind pullulated with worries'

4. pour, pullulate, stream, swarm, teem

move in large numbers

Example Sentences:
'people were pouring out of the theater'
'beggars pullulated in the plaza'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Swarm

see synonyms of swarm
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
verb
4. (intransitive)
(of small animals, esp bees) to move in or form a swarm
5. (intransitive)
to congregate, move about or proceed in large numbers
6. (when intr, often foll by with)
to overrun or be overrun (with)
the house swarmed with rats
7. (transitive)
to cause to swarm
verb
(when intr, usually foll by up)
to climb (a ladder, etc) by gripping with the hands and feet
the boys swarmed up the rigging

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Swarm

see synonyms of swarm
noun
1. 
a large number of bees, led by a queen, leaving one hive for another to start a new colony
2. 
a colony of bees in a hive
3. 
a moving mass, crowd, or throng
a swarm of onlookers
verb intransitive
4. 
to gather and fly off in a swarm
said of bees
5. 
to move, collect, be present, etc. in large numbers; throng; abound
6. 
to be filled or crowded; teem
verb transitive
7. 
to fill with a swarm; crowd; throng
verb intransitive, verb transitive
to climb (a tree, mast, pole, etc.) using the hands and feet; shin (up)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Swarm

see synonyms of swarm
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. A number of similar geologic phenomena or features occurring closely within a given period or place: a swarm of earthquakes.
v. swarmed, swarm·ing, swarms
v.intr.
1.
a. To move or emerge in a swarm.
b. To leave a hive as a swarm. Used of bees.
2. To move or gather in large numbers: Shoppers have swarmed into the mall.
3. To be overrun; teem: a riverbank swarming with insects. See Synonyms at teem1.
v.tr.
To fill with a crowd: sailors swarming the ship's deck.
v. swarmed, swarm·ing, swarms
v.intr.
To climb by gripping with the arms and legs.
v.tr.
To climb (something) in this manner.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

hamlet

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches