- 1[intransitive] + adv./prep. (often disapproving) (of people, animals, etc.) to move around in a large group Tourists were swarming all over the island.
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- 2[intransitive] (of bees and other flying insects) to move around together in a large group, looking for a place to live Phrasal Verbsswarm with
swarm
verbNAmE//swɔrm//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they swarm he / she / it swarms
past simple swarmed
-ing form swarming
Check pronunciation: swarm