swarm meaning and definition

SWARM noun

Definition of swarm (noun)

1. a moving crowd
   • synonyms: drove, horde
2. a group of many things in the air or on the ground
   • "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"
   • synonyms: cloud

SWARM verb

Definition of swarm (verb)

1. be teeming, be abuzz
   • "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
   • synonyms: pullulate, teem
2. move in large numbers
   • "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
   • synonyms: pour, pullulate, stream, teem