Definitions for swarm
swɔrmswarm

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. drove, horde, swarmnoun

   a moving crowd

2. swarm, cloudverb

   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"

3. teem, pullulate, swarmverb

   be teeming, be abuzz

   "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"

4. pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulateverb

   move in large numbers

   "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swarmnoun

   A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.

2. swarmnoun

   A mass of people or animals in turmoil.

3. swarmverb

   To move as a swarm.

4. swarmverb

   To teem, or be overrun with insects.

5. swarmverb

   To fill a place as a swarm.

6. swarmverb

   To overwhelm as by an opposing army.

7. swarmverb

   To climb by gripping with arms and legs.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swarmnoun

   Etymology: swearm , Saxon; swerm, Dutch.

   1. A great body or number of bees or other small animals, particularly those bees that migrate from the hive.

   A swarm of bees that cut the liquid sky,
   Upon the topmost branch in clouds alight. John Dryden, Æn.

   2. A multitude; a croud.

   From this swarm of fair advantages,
   You grip’d the general sway into your hand,
   Forgot your oath to us at Doncaster. William Shakespeare.

   If we could number up those prodigious swarms that had settled themselves in every part of it, they would amount to more than can be found. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

2. To Swarmverb

   Etymology: swearman , Saxon; swermen, Dutch.

   1. To rise as bees in a body, and quit the hive.

   All hands employ’d,
   Like labouring bees on a long Summer’s day;
   Some sound the trumpet for the rest to swarm. Dryden.

   Swarm’d on a rotten stick the bees I spy’d. John Gay.

   When bees hang in swarming time, they will presently rise, if the weather hold. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   2. To appear in multitudes; to croud; to throng.

   The merciless Macdonel,
   The multiplying villanies of nature
   Do swarm upon. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Our superfluous lacqueys, and our peasants,
   Who in unnecessary action swarm
   About our squares of battle. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   What a multitude of thoughts at once
   Awaken’d in me swarm, while I consider
   What from within I feel myself, and hear
   What from without comes often to my ears. John Milton.

   Then mounts the throne, high plac’d before the shrine;
   In crowds around the swarming people join. John Dryden, Æn.

   3. To be crouded; to be over-run; to be thronged.

   These garrisons you have now planted throughout all Ireland, and every place swarms with soldiers. Edmund Spenser.

   Her lower region swarms with all sort of fowl, her rivers with fish, and her seas with whole shoals. James Howell.

   Those days swarmed with fables, and from such grounds took hints for fictions, poisoning the world ever after. Brown.

   4. To breed multitudes.

   Not so thick swarm’d once the soil
   Bedropp’d with blood of Gorgon. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SWARM

   The SWARM Remote Weapon System (Stabilised Weapon And Reconnaissance Mount) is a fully armored remote weapon system designed and built by the Thales Group in Glasgow, Scotland. The SWARM system consists of two main assemblies: the Gun Processing and Interface Unit (GPIU), which is operated inside the vehicle, and the external Weapon and Sensor Platform (WASP). It can fire a variety of weapons, and utilize multiple sensors. On the US Marine Corps' Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV), it is equipped with a 7.62 mm M240 and day/night sensors.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swarm

   A swarm refers to a large group of animate entities, usually small ones, moving together in the same direction or congregating closely in one specific place. It is typically used to describe insects like bees, locusts, and ants, but can also refer to groups of birds, fish, drones and even people. Swarms often exhibit collective behavior and move in a coordinated manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swarmverb

   to climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See Shin

2. Swarmnoun

   a large number or mass of small animals or insects, especially when in motion

3. Swarmnoun

   especially, a great number of honeybees which emigrate from a hive at once, and seek new lodgings under the direction of a queen; a like body of bees settled permanently in a hive

4. Swarmnoun

   hence, any great number or multitude, as of people in motion, or sometimes of inanimate objects; as, a swarm of meteorites

5. Swarmverb

   to collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; -- said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer

6. Swarmverb

   to appear or collect in a crowd; to throng together; to congregate in a multitude

7. Swarmverb

   to be crowded; to be thronged with a multitude of beings in motion

8. Swarmverb

   to abound; to be filled (with)

9. Swarmverb

   to breed multitudes

10. Swarmverb

    to crowd or throng

11. Etymology: [Cf. Swerve.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swarm

   swawrm, n. a body of humming or buzzing insects: a cluster of insects, esp. of bee: a great number: throng.—v.i. to gather as bees: to appear in a crowd: to throng: to abound: to breed multitudes.—v.t. to cause to breed in swarms. [A.S. swearm; Ger. schwarm; from the same root as Ger. schwirren.]

2. Swarm

   swawrm, v.i. to climb a tree by scrambling up by means of arms and legs (with up).

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SWARM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Swarm is ranked #55255 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Swarm surname appeared 372 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Swarm.
   
   94.8% or 353 total occurrences were White.
   2.1% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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How to pronounce swarm?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say swarm in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of swarm in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of swarm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of swarm in a Sentence

1. Mark Kaigwa:

   You have a swarm of developers who are looking at business-to-consumer apps but with no roadmap.

2. Christian Yates:

   If we can somehow increase the external noise that these locusts are experiencing then we might be able to break up the swarm, isolate the individuals, and deprive them of the benefits of being in a swarm.

3. Cynthia Martin:

   Thank you so much for your help, my first swarm that I actually captured!

4. Michael Tiffany:

   The ad industry was treating the bots as a faceless swarm, what no one was anticipating is that the bots are extremely effective of looking like a high value consumer.

5. Victor Sedinger:

   Termites swarm in the spring, if there’s a bunch of winged insects flying out of a hole in the woodwork, that’s probably termites. Call a licensed professional pest control company. You’ll save money and trouble in the long run.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=swarm
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Swarm
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=swarm
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarm
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swarm
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=swarm
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=swarm