to beswarm
- verb
- /bɪˈswɔrm/
- Archaic
- Locusts beswarm the fields every summer, causing damage to the crops.
Examples
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Fans beswarmed the stage as soon as the concert ended.
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Reporters beswarmed the celebrity as she left the building.
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The bees beswarm the hive in spring.
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They will beswarm the area if we leave food out.
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The children were excited to see the bees beswarm around the blooming flowers in the garden.
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The reporter watched as photographers beswarm the celebrity at the film premiere.
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As dusk fell, fireflies began to beswarm the meadow, creating a magical glow.
Synonyms
To move many people or animals into a small space
To move together in large numbers
To come together in a small group or make people do the same
To gather things or people into a group
To gather closely into a tight group
To come together into a small, close group
To move or bring close together to form a small group
To crowd around someone or something closely and quickly
To stand or move closely in a group
To bring people or things together into a group
Antonyms
How Crowded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word beswarm comes from the first part be- meaning 'around' or 'completely' and the word swarm meaning 'a large moving group'. So, to beswarm is to 'swarm around' or cover something with many people or insects.