1
a
: a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
b
: a colony of honeybees settled in a hive
2
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
swarmed; swarming; swarms
1
: to form and depart from a hive in a swarm
2
a
: to move or assemble in a crowd : throng
b
: to hover about in the manner of a bee in a swarm
3
: to contain a swarm : teem
swarming with bugs
1
: to fill with a swarm
2
: to beset or surround in a swarm
players swarming the quarterback
swarmer
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Noun
a swarm of tourists descends upon the island every summer
Verb (1)
meeting little resistance, the pirates swarmed the decks of the merchant ship
at this time of year that Mexican resort swarms with college students on spring break
Verb (2)
one of the physical challenges had competitors swarming over a pile of logs
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Trymaine Lee, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
An estimated 20,000 people swarmed the 1378 conclave in Rome to make their opinion known, including peasants who traveled from the countryside.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
On the corner of North Broad and York streets, the heart of North Philadelphia, a swarm of volunteers, organizers and passersby bopped to the sounds of hip-hop blaring from a DJ’s speakers.
—Trymaine Lee, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Incoming solar storm to unleash auroras Video shows nearly 100 raccoons swarm woman's yard, prompting 911 call in Washington Tesla unveils Cybercab driverless model in 'We, Robot' event Winter in October?
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Verb
Photos of bronze poop statue in Washington D.C. Here are recent photos of the installation and people swarming to capture photo and video of it.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
An estimated 20,000 people swarmed the 1378 conclave in Rome to make their opinion known, including peasants who traveled from the countryside.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Swarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swarm. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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swarm
1 of 2 noun1
: a great number of honeybees leaving together from a hive with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
also
: a colony of honeybees settled in a hive
2
: a large number grouped together and usually in motion
swarms of sightseers
a swarm of meteors
swarm
2 of 2 verb1
: to form and leave a hive in a swarm
2
: to move or gather in a swarm : throng
spectators swarmed into the stadium
3
: to contain or fill with a swarm
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