Swarms can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| swarm - To move as a swarm. | ||
| swarm - To teem, or be overrun with insects. | ||
| swarm - To fill a place as a swarm. | ||
| swarm - To overwhelm as by an opposing army. | ||
| swarm - To climb by gripping with arms and legs. | ||
Noun |
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| swarm - a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores" | ||
| swarm - a moving crowd |
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| 1. | noun | We were attacked by swarms of bees. | |
| 2. | noun | Locusts came in big swarms. | |
| 3. | noun | When I lifted a potted plant in my garden, there were swarms of little insects crawling underneath, and I instinctively let out a shriek. | |
| 4. | noun | Algae feed large swarms of Antarctic krill, which are the main food for large predators, including the region’s Adélie penguins. | |
| 5. | noun | The public swarms to the bar during the intermission. | |
| 6. | noun | "Wilt thou not see, if yet thy sire survive, / worn out with age, amid the war's alarms? / And if thy wife Creusa be alive, / and young Ascanius? for around thee swarms / the foe, and but for my protecting arms, / fierce sword or flame had swept them all away." | |
| 7. | noun | The river has dried up now, and the little water that remains is plagued by swarms of gnats. | |
| 8. | noun | The river has dried up now, and the little water that remains is plagued by swarms of mosquitoes. | |
| 9. | noun | There were swarms of rats in the dump. | |
| 10. | noun | Kenya is under siege by swarms of maturing desert locusts that threaten to ruin farmers’ crops and pastures. | |
| 11. | noun | A swarm of insects obscured the light. | |
| 12. | noun | A swarm of mosquitoes followed him. | |
| 13. | noun | A swarm of bees attacked us without mercy. | |
| 14. | noun | Commentators have variously described the sound of vuvuzelas as "annoying" and "satanic" and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants", "a deafening swarm of locusts", "a goat on the way to slaughter", "a giant hive full of very angry bees", and "a duck on speed". | |
| 15. | noun | A swarm of hornets attacked the children. | |
| 16. | verb | On weekdays, shopping streets swarm with people hurrying and rushing along. | |
| 17. | verb | The crowd started to swarm the shopping center. | |
| 18. | verb | On weekdays, shopping streets swarm with people hurrying and rushing along. | |
| 19. | verb | The crowd started to swarm the shopping center. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| We were attacked by swarms of bees. | |
| Locusts came in big swarms. | |
| When I lifted a potted plant in my garden, there were swarms of little insects crawling underneath, and I instinctively let out a shriek. | |
| Algae feed large swarms of Antarctic krill, which are the main food for large predators, including the region’s Adélie penguins. | |
| The public swarms to the bar during the intermission. | |
| "Wilt thou not see, if yet thy sire survive, / worn out with age, amid the war's alarms? / And if thy wife Creusa be alive, / and young Ascanius? for around thee swarms / the foe, and but for my protecting arms, / fierce sword or flame had swept them all away." | |
| The river has dried up now, and the little water that remains is plagued by swarms of gnats. | |
| The river has dried up now, and the little water that remains is plagued by swarms of mosquitoes. | |
| There were swarms of rats in the dump. | |
| Kenya is under siege by swarms of maturing desert locusts that threaten to ruin farmers’ crops and pastures. | |
| A swarm of insects obscured the light. |
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| A swarm of mosquitoes followed him. | |
| A swarm of bees attacked us without mercy. | |
| Commentators have variously described the sound of vuvuzelas as "annoying" and "satanic" and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants", "a deafening swarm of locusts", "a goat on the way to slaughter", "a giant hive full of very angry bees", and "a duck on speed". | |
| A swarm of hornets attacked the children. | |
| verb | |
| On weekdays, shopping streets swarm with people hurrying and rushing along. | |
| The crowd started to swarm the shopping center. | |
| On weekdays, shopping streets swarm with people hurrying and rushing along. | |
| The crowd started to swarm the shopping center. | |