VERB | stative | swarm, teem, pullulate | be teeming, be abuzz |
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motion | swarm, pour, stream, teem, pullulate | move in large numbers | |
NOUN | group | swarm, drove, horde | a moving crowd |
group | swarm, cloud | a group of many things in the air or on the ground |
Sounds | swao'rm | |
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Rhymes | barnstorm ... windstorm: 29 rhymes with aorm... |
Meaning | A moving crowd. | |
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Synonyms | drove, horde | |
Broader | crowd | A large number of things or people considered together |
Spanish | enjambre, horda, manada, muchedumbre, nube, rebaño, tropel | |
Catalan | horda, tropell | |
Verbs | swarm | move in large numbers |
swarm | be teeming, be abuzz |
Meaning | A group of many things in the air or on the ground. | |
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Example | "a swarm of insects obscured the light" | |
Synonym | cloud | |
Members | insect | small air-breathing arthropod |
Narrower | infestation, plague | A swarm of insects that attack plants |
Broader | group, grouping | Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit |
Spanish | enjambre | |
Catalan | eixam | |
Verbs | swarm | be teeming, be abuzz |
Meaning | Be teeming, be abuzz. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
Model | The streets swarm with crowds | |
Example | "The garden was swarming with bees" | |
Synonyms | teem, pullulate | |
Narrower | crawl | Be full of |
Broader | hum, buzz, seethe | Be noisy with activity |
Spanish | hormiguear, pulular | |
Catalan | abundar, formiguejar | |
Nouns | swarm | a group of many things in the air or on the ground |
swarm | a moving crowd |
Meaning | Move in large numbers. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | The crowds swarm in the streets | |
Synonyms | pour, stream, teem, pullulate | |
Narrower | spill over, spill out, pour out | Be disgorged |
Broader | crowd, crowd together | To gather together in large numbers |
Spanish | hormiguear | |
Catalan | anar a patolls | |
Nouns | swarm | a moving crowd |
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