SWARM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swarm mean?
• SWARM (noun)
The noun SWARM has 2 senses:
1. a moving crowd
2. a group of many insects
Familiarity information: SWARM used as a noun is rare.
• SWARM (verb)
The verb SWARM has 2 senses:
1. be teeming, be abuzz
2. move in large numbers
Familiarity information: SWARM used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SWARM (noun)
Meaning:
A moving crowd
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
swarm; drove; horde
Hypernyms ("swarm" is a kind of...):
crowd (a large number of things or people considered together)
Meaning:
A group of many insects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
swarm; cloud
Context examples:
a swarm of insects obscured the light / a cloud of butterflies
Hypernyms ("swarm" is a kind of...):
animal group (a group of animals)
Meronyms (members of "swarm"):
insect (small air-breathing arthropod)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swarm"):
infestation; plague (a swarm of insects that attack plants)
• SWARM (verb)
Meaning:
Be teeming, be abuzz
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
pullulate; swarm; teem
Context examples:
The garden was swarming with bees / The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen / her mind pullulated with worries
Hypernyms (to "swarm" is one way to...):
buzz; hum; seethe (be noisy with activity)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "swarm"):
crawl (be crawling with)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Sentence example:
The streets swarm with crowds
Meaning:
Move in large numbers
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
teem; swarm; pullulate; pour; stream
Context examples:
people were pouring out of the theater / beggars pullulated in the plaza
Hypernyms (to "swarm" is one way to...):
crowd; crowd together (to gather together in large numbers)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "swarm"):
pour out; spill out; spill over (be disgorged)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The crowds swarm in the streets
