Swarm Common

Swarm has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

a moving crowd

"The tourists swarmed through the narrow alleyways, making it impossible to find our restaurant."

drove horde swarm

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

"a swarm of insects obscured the light"

"clouds of blossoms"

"it discharged a cloud of spores"

swarm cloud

A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.

"The hives shook violently as thousands of bees swarmed out toward the neighboring field for their summer migration."

Verb

be teeming, be abuzz

"The garden was swarming with bees"

"The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"

"her mind pullulated with worries"

teem pullulate swarm

move in large numbers

"people were pouring out of the theater"

"beggars pullulated in the plaza"

pour swarm stream teem pullulate

To move as a swarm.

"The bees swarmed out of their hive in a thick, buzzing cloud to begin pollinating the flowers."

Example Sentences

"a swarm of insects obscured the light" noun

"clouds of blossoms" noun

"it discharged a cloud of spores" noun

"The garden was swarming with bees" verb

"The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen" verb

"her mind pullulated with worries" verb

"people were pouring out of the theater" verb

"beggars pullulated in the plaza" verb