Sekirov Dictionary

swarm

UK /swɔːm/US /swɔɹm/

verb 6
noun 4
forms 4

verb6

To move as a swarm.
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To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc.
- Every place swarming with soldiers. — 1596
To fill a place as a swarm.
To overwhelm as by an opposing army.
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To climb by gripping with arms and legs alternately.
- At the top was placed a piece of money, as a prize for those who could swarm up and seize it. — 1784
To breed multitudes.

noun4

A large number of insects or other bugs (e.g. centipedes), especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
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A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
- those prodigious swarms that had settled themselves in every part of it [Italy] — 1705
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A number of small earthquakes (or other seismic events) occurring, with no clear cause, in a specific area within a relatively short space of time.
- Earthquakes were another concern, particularly after swarms were felt in Oklahoma. — 2020
A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network.

forms

swarmed · swarming · swarmeth · swarms

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