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swarm

noun verb

a group of many things in the air or on the ground

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
M
Contains
WA
Scrabble score
10
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

swɔɹm

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a group of many things in the air or on the ground

    “a swarm of insects obscured the light”

noun

  1. a moving crowd

verb

  1. move in large numbers

    “people were pouring out of the theater”

verb

  1. be teeming, be abuzz

    “The garden was swarming with bees”

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Example Sentences

a swarm of insects obscured the light
clouds of blossoms
it discharged a cloud of spores
people were pouring out of the theater
beggars pullulated in the plaza
The garden was swarming with bees
The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen
her mind pullulated with worries

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