to swarm
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3.2
- verb
- /swɔrm/
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agolparse
- The children swarmed around the ice cream truck as soon as it arrived.
- swarm the streets
- people swarm
- flies swarm
And the monist virus swarmed in and shut it down.
- And the monist virus swarmed in and shut it down.
- He's known to just swarm you into exhaustion and pound you out.
- Fly across the country, find colorful birds swarming through the atmosphere.
- She knew that all the people out of this little apartment complex came out and swarmed her.
- And I was behind about to go up on stage and all these people like swarm, they're talking to me.
- Out again into the sunlight, into a steep square, another marketplace crowded with booths and stalls and swarming with people and flies.
- it is a cold winter day here in Los Angeles. I am not being dramatic, OK? Starbucks was swarming because everyone was there eating warm drinks like we're all frigid.
- I have a fantastic picture of that thing on Instagram somewhere with like hundreds of people swarming Val and Gulshan in this chair while they're waiting for the next scene to be shot.
Examples
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And in early autumn, we can watch the bats swarm outside their hibernation sites.
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You'll want to avoid large public plazas and thoroughfares since these will soon be swarming with soldiers.
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The cops are swarming all over the place.
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The woods are swarming with soldiers.
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From there, I looked down onto the street, where people swarmed slowly among animals and vehicles.
Academic text (2012) -
The whole lobby is swarming with cops.
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At night, small fish swarmed under a light hung off the boat, feasting on plankton.
Academic text (2007) -
During the festival, shoppers swarmed the market, eager to find the best deals.
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Bees will swarm around the flowers when they are in bloom.
Synonyms
175
1.6
To move many people or animals into a small space
162
1.5
Many people or animals move somewhere quickly in a steady stream
74
2.0
To move together in large numbers
55
1.7
To flow out in large amounts, like liquid or tears
43
3.4
To go to a place in large numbers because many people want to be there
37
6.0
To be full of people, animals, or things
To gather in large numbers around a person or place like a swarm
To appear and grow in very large numbers, like plants or insects
Antonyms
Compounds
A large group of very small, almost invisible biting insects that cause itchy bites
How Many
Surface Forms
Etymology
Swarm as a verb comes from the same old word and originally described how bees leave their hive and pour out in great numbers. So to swarm is to move somewhere in large numbers, often making a place busy or lively.