Swarming

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  • n. The action of a swarm.
  • n. A crime where an unsuspecting innocent bystander is attacked by several culprits at once, with no known motive.
  • v. Present participle of swarm.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of moving in a swarm, as bees from a hive.
  • n. In botany, a method of reproduction observed in some of the Confervaceæ and Desmidiaceæ, in which the granules constituting the green matter become detached from one another and move about in their cells; then the external membrane swells and bursts, and the granules issue forth into the water to become new plants.
  • Word Usage
    "For many, the answer has come in "swarming", a practice where hundreds of aliens line up on one side of the border, dozens of Border Patrol on the other, and everyone runs like hell, figuring that at least a few will get through."
    Verb Form
    swarmed    swarming    swarms   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    crowd   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    shin   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    throng    multitude    crowd    abound    teem   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Norm    conform    deform    disinform    dorm   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    horde    multitude    throng    thousand    crowd