| VERB | stative | swarm, teem, pullulate | be teeming, be abuzz |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | barnstorm ... windstorm: 29 rhymes with aorm... | |
| Meaning | A moving crowd. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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