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DictionaryswarmCrowded group
noun / verb

swarm

SWORM/swɔːrm/

A large, crowded group, or to gather or move in one.

A swarm of bees gathers around a branch overhead.

A dense airborne swarm of honeybees moving together across open space, with several clearly recognizable bees at the leading edge and many smaller bees forming the continuous group behind them.
Etymology
swarmOld Englishswarm of bees; multitude

Old English swearm named a mass of bees as well as a multitude. The insect-group sense extended to people gathered in a large, dense throng.

In context

MooLer176:23
there's no way they survive this this is just not happening it's like a swarm of locust but underwater and they're big people size zombies
EFAP #267 - A complete breakdown of Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom

More examples

  • Fans swarm the gates as soon as they open.
  • A swarm of reporters waits outside the courthouse.
  • The picnic area is swarming with mosquitoes.

Forms

swarm · swarms · swarmed · swarming

Similar words

crowd
A general group of people, not necessarily moving together.
throng
A densely packed crowd, usually of people rather than insects.
flock
Usually birds or animals grouped together, without emphasizing tight crowding.