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English noun: swarm | |||
| 1. | swarm (group) a moving crowd | ||
| Synonyms | drove, horde | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crowd | ||
| 2. | swarm (group) a group of many things in the air or on the ground | ||
| Samples | A swarm of insects obscured the light. Clouds of blossoms. It discharged a cloud of spores. | ||
| Synonyms | cloud | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | group, grouping | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | infestation, plague | ||
| Member holonym | insect | ||
English verb: swarm | |||
| 1. | swarm (stative) be teeming, be abuzz | ||
| Samples | The garden was swarming with bees. The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen. Her mind pullulated with worries. | ||
| Examples | The streets swarm with crowds | ||
| Synonyms | pullulate, teem | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | buzz, hum, seethe | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crawl | ||
| 2. | swarm (motion) move in large numbers | ||
| Samples | People were pouring out of the theater. Beggars pullulated in the plaza. | ||
| Examples | The crowds swarm in the streets | ||
| Synonyms | pour, pullulate, stream, teem | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crowd, crowd together | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pour out, spill out, spill over | ||
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