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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.
a. : 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.
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:
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.
us / swɔːrm / uk / swɔːm /. When insects swarm, they come together in a large group. When people swarm somewhere, they move there in a large group or in large numbers: During the summer, tourists swarm the little beachside town. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Swarm definition: a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony.. See examples of SWARM used in a sentence.
1. countable noun [with singular or plural verb] A swarm of bees or other insects is a large group of them flying together. 2. verb. When bees or other insects swarm, they move or fly in a large group. A dark cloud of bees comes swarming out of the hive. [VERB preposition/adverb] [ Also VERB] 3. verb.
