Dictionary
swarm
Meaning
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- A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
- A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
- A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network.
- A number of small earthquakes (or other seismic events) occurring, with no clear cause, in a specific area within a relatively short space of time.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/swɔɹm/
Cognate with Dutch
zwerm
Cognate with German
Schwarm
Cognate with Latin
susurrus
Cognate with Dutch
zwermen
Cognate with German
schwärmen
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