Swarm
noun
A big group of small animals, especially insects, moving together.
A swarm of bees was buzzing around the flower.
Often appears as...
- swarm of bees
- swarm of ants
verb
To move in a large group, often in a rushed or chaotic manner.
People swarmed to the store for the Black Friday sale.
Often appears as...
- swarm around
- swarm over
noun
A large or dense group of people.
A swarm of tourists entered the museum.
Often appears as...
- swarm of tourists
- swarm of people
verb
To be filled or overrun with a large number of people or things, often in a troublesome manner.
The kitchen was swarming with flies.
Often appears as...
- swarming with insects
- swarming with people
noun
A big group of small animals, especially insects, moving together.
A swarm of bees was buzzing around the flower.
Often appears as...
- swarm of bees
- swarm of ants
verb
To move in a large group, often in a rushed or chaotic manner.
People swarmed to the store for the Black Friday sale.
Often appears as...
- swarm around
- swarm over
noun
A large or dense group of people.
A swarm of tourists entered the museum.
Often appears as...
- swarm of tourists
- swarm of people
verb
To be filled or overrun with a large number of people or things, often in a troublesome manner.
The kitchen was swarming with flies.
Often appears as...
- swarming with insects
- swarming with people
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Pro Tip 1/3Common Insects
Swarm is often used to describe groups of bees, wasps, or ants, especially when they are moving collectively.
A swarm of wasps hovered over the abandoned picnic table.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Behavior
Swarm implies a natural instinct, occurring when animals gather for migration, protection, or feeding.
During spring, a swarm of butterflies can be seen in the meadows.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Connotation
Swarm is neutral and doesn’t always mean something negative; context indicates whether it's harmful.
Bird watchers were excited to observe the swarm of sparrows.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Insects
Swarm is often used to describe groups of bees, wasps, or ants, especially when they are moving collectively.
A swarm of wasps hovered over the abandoned picnic table.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Behavior
Swarm implies a natural instinct, occurring when animals gather for migration, protection, or feeding.
During spring, a swarm of butterflies can be seen in the meadows.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Connotation
Swarm is neutral and doesn’t always mean something negative; context indicates whether it's harmful.
Bird watchers were excited to observe the swarm of sparrows.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Insects
Swarm is often used to describe groups of bees, wasps, or ants, especially when they are moving collectively.
A swarm of wasps hovered over the abandoned picnic table.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Behavior
Swarm implies a natural instinct, occurring when animals gather for migration, protection, or feeding.
During spring, a swarm of butterflies can be seen in the meadows.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Connotation
Swarm is neutral and doesn’t always mean something negative; context indicates whether it's harmful.
Bird watchers were excited to observe the swarm of sparrows.
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At what moment are you...
when newer technology is able to help them. See, if the cells are frozen, there's very little molecular movement, and diffusion practically stops. Even if all of a person's cellular processes had already broken down, this could still conceivably be reversed by a swarm of nanobots, moving all the molecules back to their proper positions,
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The loathsome, lethal...
The buzzing, the biting, the itching, the mosquito is one of the most commonly detested pests in the world. In Alaska, swarms of mosquitos can get so thick that they actually asphyxiate caribou. And mosquito-borne diseases kill millions of people every year. The scourge that is the mosquito isn't new.
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How heavy is air? - Dan...
and what makes it more difficult at high altitudes or deep water. And we normally don't feel the air pressing on us because it's generally uniform. So even though different amounts of air molecules are hitting you at different times, the swarm is so thick that all those little differences average out.
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Will future spacecraft...
But the next real-world generation of spacecraft may be much, much smaller. We're talking fit-inside-your-pocket tiny. Imagine sending a swarm of these microspacecraft out into the galaxy. They could explore distant stars and planets by carrying sophisticated electronic sensors
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Giant Animal Swarms PIPE...
and protected flamingos like these are free to devote their time to things like preening which is using their bills to distribute oil from a gland at the base of their tail to their feathers for waterproofing another big reason that flamingos swarm like this is the need to
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How do schools of fish...
Like many animals, fish stick together in groups, but that's not just because they enjoy each other's company. It's a matter of survival. Schools of fish exhibit complex swarming behaviors that help them evade hungry predators,
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The most mysterious star...
And so somebody else said, well, how about a huge swarm of comets that are passing by this star in a very elliptical orbit? Well, it ends up that this is actually consistent with our observations.
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Inside the new Old World...
and surreal landscapes this is a world red in tooth and claw river of giants a place full of unfamiliar smells extreme climate conditions and swarming with bizarre creatures it really does feel
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The Man Who Can Control...
when swarms invade we are inevitably separated by an invisible barrier created by our different senses and perceptions swarms may share our world but the gulf between us couldn't be greater
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Ants Ingenious Survival...
the queen is next to disembark the colony's future is assured using their incredible swarm intelligence fire ants are taking on the world
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At what moment are you...
when newer technology is able to help them. See, if the cells are frozen, there's very little molecular movement, and diffusion practically stops. Even if all of a person's cellular processes had already broken down, this could still conceivably be reversed by a swarm of nanobots, moving all the molecules back to their proper positions,
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
The buzzing, the biting, the itching, the mosquito is one of the most commonly detested pests in the world. In Alaska, swarms of mosquitos can get so thick that they actually asphyxiate caribou. And mosquito-borne diseases kill millions of people every year. The scourge that is the mosquito isn't new.
Video examples
How heavy is air? - Dan...
and what makes it more difficult at high altitudes or deep water. And we normally don't feel the air pressing on us because it's generally uniform. So even though different amounts of air molecules are hitting you at different times, the swarm is so thick that all those little differences average out.
Video examples
Will future spacecraft...
But the next real-world generation of spacecraft may be much, much smaller. We're talking fit-inside-your-pocket tiny. Imagine sending a swarm of these microspacecraft out into the galaxy. They could explore distant stars and planets by carrying sophisticated electronic sensors
Video examples
Giant Animal Swarms PIPE...
and protected flamingos like these are free to devote their time to things like preening which is using their bills to distribute oil from a gland at the base of their tail to their feathers for waterproofing another big reason that flamingos swarm like this is the need to
Video examples
How do schools of fish...
Like many animals, fish stick together in groups, but that's not just because they enjoy each other's company. It's a matter of survival. Schools of fish exhibit complex swarming behaviors that help them evade hungry predators,
Video examples
The most mysterious star...
And so somebody else said, well, how about a huge swarm of comets that are passing by this star in a very elliptical orbit? Well, it ends up that this is actually consistent with our observations.
Video examples
Inside the new Old World...
and surreal landscapes this is a world red in tooth and claw river of giants a place full of unfamiliar smells extreme climate conditions and swarming with bizarre creatures it really does feel
Video examples
The Man Who Can Control...
when swarms invade we are inevitably separated by an invisible barrier created by our different senses and perceptions swarms may share our world but the gulf between us couldn't be greater
Video examples
Ants Ingenious Survival...
the queen is next to disembark the colony's future is assured using their incredible swarm intelligence fire ants are taking on the world
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Chief Seattle
Leader
When the last red man shall have perished from the earth and his memory among the white men shall have become a myth, these shores will swarm with the invisible dead of my tribe. The white man will never be alone. Let him be just and deal kindly with my people, for the dead are not powerless.
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Martin Rees
British Scientist
Maybe the search for life shouldn't restrict attention to planets like Earth. Science fiction writers have other ideas: balloon-like creatures floating in the dense atmospheres of planets such as Jupiter, swarms of intelligent insects, nano-scale robots and more.
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George Edward Woodberry
American Critic
The great effort of civilization has been, and still is, the attempt to introduce a principle of control into that casual swarm of impressions which makes up men's thought and of which, especially with swayed by emotion, spontaneous action is the law.
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Claire Danes
American Actress
I get a little jealous of these actor boys. They walk into a club, and in two seconds flat there are swarms of girls who are wanting so badly to touch them or just say hello. That's not the case with me, or any other girl I know.
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Billy Williams
American Athlete
The only time I mind autographs is when I'm out with my family. You're trying to enjoy kids and grandkids and here comes a swarm, and there go your wife and kids. That happens to every celebrity. It's the price you pay.
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Max Brooks
American Author
Zombies have no memories of their former life. You wont see the undead trying to wash windows or do your taxes. All they know how to do is swarm and feed.
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Wislawa Szymborska
Polish Poet
I slide my arm from under the sleeper's head and it is numb, full of swarming pins, on the tip of each, waiting to be counted, the fallen angels sit.
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Louis B. Rosenberg
American Inventor
A swarm finds the solution people best agree upon. It optimizes collective support, whereas a poll tells us how we disagree.
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Tori Spelling
American Actress
I never care about myself out in public when I get the paparazzi swarming me.
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Joanne Harris
British Author
I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people.
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Chief Seattle
Leader
When the last red man shall have perished from the earth and his memory among the white men shall have become a myth, these shores will swarm with the invisible dead of my tribe. The white man will never be alone. Let him be just and deal kindly with my people, for the dead are not powerless.
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Martin Rees
British Scientist
Maybe the search for life shouldn't restrict attention to planets like Earth. Science fiction writers have other ideas: balloon-like creatures floating in the dense atmospheres of planets such as Jupiter, swarms of intelligent insects, nano-scale robots and more.
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George Edward Woodberry
American Critic
The great effort of civilization has been, and still is, the attempt to introduce a principle of control into that casual swarm of impressions which makes up men's thought and of which, especially with swayed by emotion, spontaneous action is the law.
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Claire Danes
American Actress
I get a little jealous of these actor boys. They walk into a club, and in two seconds flat there are swarms of girls who are wanting so badly to touch them or just say hello. That's not the case with me, or any other girl I know.
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Billy Williams
American Athlete
The only time I mind autographs is when I'm out with my family. You're trying to enjoy kids and grandkids and here comes a swarm, and there go your wife and kids. That happens to every celebrity. It's the price you pay.
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Max Brooks
American Author
Zombies have no memories of their former life. You wont see the undead trying to wash windows or do your taxes. All they know how to do is swarm and feed.
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Wislawa Szymborska
Polish Poet
I slide my arm from under the sleeper's head and it is numb, full of swarming pins, on the tip of each, waiting to be counted, the fallen angels sit.
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Louis B. Rosenberg
American Inventor
A swarm finds the solution people best agree upon. It optimizes collective support, whereas a poll tells us how we disagree.
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Tori Spelling
American Actress
I never care about myself out in public when I get the paparazzi swarming me.
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Joanne Harris
British Author
I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people.
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