swarm

US /swɔːrm/
UK /swɔːrm/
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1.

a large number of insects or other animals, especially bees, moving together in a mass

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A swarm of bees attacked the picnic.
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We saw a huge swarm of locusts in the field.
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a large number of people or things

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A swarm of tourists descended on the museum.
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The city was filled with a swarm of cars during rush hour.
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crowdthrongmobmultitudehorde
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of insects or other animals: move in or form a large, dense group

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The bees swarmed around the hive.
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Locusts swarmed over the crops, destroying everything.
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of a place: be full of moving people or animals

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The market was swarming with shoppers.
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The beach was swarming with tourists during the summer.
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