swarmnoun
uk/swɔːm/us/swɔːrm/[ C ] a large group of insects all moving together:
a swarm of bees/wasps/ants/locusts
The dead sheep was covered with swarms of flies.
[ C, + sing/pl verb ] a large group of people all moving together:
A swarm of/Swarms of photographers followed the star's car.
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Animal groupings
- bevy
- biomass
- brood
- colony
- covey
- drove
- eusocial
- flight
- flock
- gaggle
- herd
- hive
- menagerie
- pack
- pair
- pod
- pride
- shoal
- stud
- team
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Groups of people
swarmverb [ I ]
uk/swɔːm/us/swɔːrm/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.
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Animal groupings
- bevy
- biomass
- brood
- colony
- covey
- drove
- eusocial
- flight
- flock
- gaggle
- herd
- hive
- menagerie
- pack
- pair
- pod
- pride
- shoal
- stud
- team
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Acting, being or existing together
Phrasal verb(s)
swarm with sth