to beswarm

Examples

• All

• Fans beswarmed the stage as soon as the concert ended.

• Reporters beswarmed the celebrity as she left the building.

• The bees beswarm the hive in spring.

• They will beswarm the area if we leave food out.

• The children were excited to see the bees beswarm around the blooming flowers in the garden.

• The reporter watched as photographers beswarm the celebrity at the film premiere.

• As dusk fell, fireflies began to beswarm the meadow, creating a magical glow.

Synonyms

C

to crowd

vsto beswarm

175 1.6

To move many people or animals into a small space

is about covering or surrounding something broadly instead of simple group movement

F

to flock

vsto beswarm

74 2.0

To move together in large numbers

is about surrounding or covering something with many rather than moving as a unit

C

to cluster

vsto beswarm

41 3.5

To come together in a small group or make people do the same

is about surrounding something with many rather than just forming a small close group

B

to bunch

vsto beswarm

30 1.2

To gather things or people into a group

is about many covering or surrounding something rather than merely grouping

B

to bunch up

vsto beswarm

8 3.3

To gather closely into a tight group

is about covering or surrounding widely rather than only tightening into a small group

C

to clump

vsto beswarm

7 4.4

To come together into a small, close group

is about surrounding something broadly rather than forming a small compact mass

B

to bunch together

vsto beswarm

5 3.1

To move or bring close together to form a small group

is about surrounding or covering something with many instead of making a compact mass

M

to mob

vsto beswarm

3 5.5

To crowd around someone or something closely and quickly

is about covering or surrounding widely without implying force or aggression

C

to crowd together

vsto beswarm

2 3.0

To stand or move closely in a group

is about covering or surrounding something with many individuals

A

to aggroup

vsto beswarm

9.9

To bring people or things together into a group

is about covering or surrounding with many rather than merely assembling people or things

Antonyms

D

to disperse

104 4.4

To cause people and things, like a crowd or fog, to spread over a wide area

D

to dissipate

48 6.8

To make something spread out and disappear, for example fog or tension

How Crowded

to overrun

38 4.8

to beswarm

• Archaic

9.9

cluster

210 3.1

to gather

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology