schwärmen

Meaning

to swarm; to fly in swarms or flocks
to romanticize; be given to romantic or mystic thoughts
to adore; fancy (to be romantically attracted by someone, often without making advances)
to gush; to rave about; to be enthusiastic about
(informal) to praise highly; extol

swarm

adore

think to oneself

extort from

sponge off

be rife

fall in love with

abgöttisch lieben

begeistert sein

tief bewundern

verehren

gefesselt sein

sich begeistern

phantasieren

schwärmen für

nachsinnen

schreien

sich sehnen

sich verlieben

Neigung fassen

Feuer und Flamme sein

erlegen sein

verfallen sein

sich steigern

sich zusammendrängen

entzückt sein

fanatisch sein

blind ergeben sein

gänzlich aufgehen

sich zusammenscharen

versammelt sein

hin und weg sein

hingerissen sein

lieb gewinnen

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃvɛrmən/

From Middle High German swermen (“to swarm”), from Old High German swermen (“to swarm”), derived from swarm (“swarm of bees”), whence modern German Schwarm (“swarm; flock of birds”). The figurative senses developed in Early Modern German via “to deviate from the established dogma or school of thought”.

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