B1verb · transitive · rare

swarm

swarm · swarms · swarmed · swarming

кишіти

кишеть, роиться, карабкаться

strömen

To move as a swarmTo move as a swarm.

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UK/swɔːm/US/swɔɹm/

» A swarm of mosquitoes followed him.

Ein Moskitoschwarm folgte ihm.

Рой комаров последовал за ним.

Рой комаров следовал за ним.

Meaning

6 senses

(intransitive)To move as a swarm.
кишетьkišetʹ, роитьсяroitʹsja
move in large numbers
(intransitive)To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc.
кише́тьkišétʹ
киші́тиkyšíty
(transitive)To fill a place as a swarm.
кишетьkišetʹ
(transitive)To overwhelm as by an opposing army.
To climb by gripping with arms and legs alternately.
кара́бкатьсяkarábkatʹsja
To breed multitudes.

Examples

54 sentences

A swarm of mosquitoes followed him.
ruРой комаров последовал за ним.
deEin Moskitoschwarm folgte ihm.
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The beach is swarming with people.
ruПляж кишит людьми.
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A swarm of bees attacked Tom.
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We were attacked by swarms of bees.
ruНа нас напал пчелиный рой.
deWir wurden von Bienenschwärmen angegriffen.
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A swarm of hornets attacked the children.
ruНа детей напал рой шершней.
deEin Schwarm Hornissen hat die Kinder angegriffen.
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Translations

6 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to teem, or be overrun with insects:

Русский

By meaning 3

to move as a swarm:

to teem, or be overrun with insects:

to climb by gripping with arms and legs:

Origin

From Middle English swarm, from Old English swearm (“swarm, multitude”), from Proto-West G

From Middle English swarm, from Old English swearm (“swarm, multitude”), from Proto-West Germanic *swarm, from Proto-Germanic *swarmaz (“swarm, dizziness”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”).

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