swarm
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)m
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swarm (plural swarms)
- A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
- A mass of people or animals in turmoil.
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large number of insects
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a mass of people or animals in turmoil
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to swarm (third-person singular simple present swarms, present participle swarming, simple past and past participle swarmed)
- (intransitive) To move as a swarm.
- (intransitive) To teem, or be overrun with insects.
- (transitive) To fill a place as a swarm.
- (transitive) To overwhelm as by an opposing army.
- To climb by gripping with arms and legs.
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to climb by gripping with arms and legs
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