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- Dictionaryswarm/swɔːm/
noun
- 1. a large or dense group of flying insects: "a swarm of locusts"
verb
- 1. (of flying insects) move in or form a swarm: "a plague of locusts swarmed across the countryside"
- 2. move somewhere in large numbers: "protesters were swarming into the building"
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SWARM definition: 1. a large group of insects all moving together: 2. a large group of people all moving together…. Learn more.
1. a. : a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere. b. : a colony of honeybees settled in a hive. 2. a. : a large number of animate or inanimate things massed together and usually in motion : throng. swarms of sightseers. a swarm of locusts. a swarm of meteors. b.
us / swɔːrm / uk / swɔːm /. When insects swarm, they come together in a large group. When people swarm somewhere, they move there in a large group or in large numbers: During the summer, tourists swarm the little beachside town. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Swarm definition: a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony.. See examples of SWARM used in a sentence.
A swarm is a good word for a large group of bees going on the attack — not good news. Like bees, any group of people or animals can be considered a swarm if they act together and quickly — even fiercely.
swarm in British English. (swɔːm ) noun. 1. a group of social insects, esp bees led by a queen, that has left the parent hive in order to start a new colony. 2. a large mass of small animals, esp insects. 3. a throng or mass, esp when moving or in turmoil.
n. 1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion. 2. A group of bees, social wasps, or ants, when migrating with a queen to establish a new colony. 3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass: A swarm of friends congratulated him. 4.
