Swarm — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a moving crowd

a group of many things in the air or on the ground

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɔːɹm/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɔːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɔːm/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈɔːɹm/.

Examples

a swarm of insects obscured the light
clouds of blossoms
it discharged a cloud of spores

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pullulate stream teem cloud drove pour horde

Parts of Speech

noun	a moving crowd
noun	a group of many things in the air or on the ground “a swarm of insects obscured the light”
verb	be teeming, be abuzz “The garden was swarming with bees”
verb	move in large numbers “people were pouring out of the theater”

Word Forms

swarm	verb	move in large numbers
swarm	noun	a group of many things in the air or on the ground
stream	noun	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwarm

eine bewegte Menge

🇫🇷French

essaim

une foule en mouvement

🇪🇸Spanish

enjambre

una multitud en movimiento

🇮🇹Italian

sciame

una folla in movimento

🇳🇱Dutch

zwerm

een bewegende menigte

🇵🇹Portuguese

enxame

uma multidão em movimento

🇷🇺Russian

рой

движущаяся толпа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झुंड

एक चलती हुई भीड़

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাঁক

একটি চলমান ভিড়

🇮🇳Tamil

திரள்

நகரும் கூட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుంపు

కదిలే గుంపు

🇮🇳Marathi

थवा

हलणारी गर्दी

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીગરી

ફરતી ભીડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮೂಹ

ಚಲಿಸುವ ಜನಸಮೂಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂട്ടം

ചലിക്കുന്ന ജനക്കൂട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੁੰਡ

ਇੱਕ ਚਲਦੀ ਭੀੜ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھیڑ

ایک متحرک بھیڑ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蜂群

移动的人群

🇯🇵Japanese

群れ

動く群衆

🇰🇷Korean

무리

움직이는 군중

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bầy đàn

một đám đông di chuyển

🇹🇭Thai

ฝูง

ฝูงชนที่กำลังเคลื่อนไหว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kawanan

kerumunan yang bergerak

🇵🇭Filipino

kuyog

isang gumagalaw na pulutong

🇲🇾Malay

berpusu-pusu

orang ramai yang bergerak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سرب

حشد متحرك

🇮🇷Persian

ازدحام

یک جمعیت متحرک

🇹🇷Turkish

sürü

hareketli bir kalabalık

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָחִיל

קהל נע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'swarm'?

The primary meaning of 'swarm' is 'a moving crowd'.

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Using 'swarm' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'swarm' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'swarm' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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