Meaning

6 senses
  1. (intransitive)To move as a swarm.

    кишетьkišetʹ, роитьсяroitʹsja

    move in large numbers

  2. (intransitive)To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc.

    кише́тьkišétʹ

    киші́тиkyšíty

  3. (transitive)To fill a place as a swarm.

    кишетьkišetʹ

  4. (transitive)To overwhelm as by an opposing army.

  5. To climb by gripping with arms and legs alternately.

    кара́бкатьсяkarábkatʹsja

  6. To breed multitudes.

Examples

54 sentences
  1. A swarm of mosquitoes followed him.

    ruРой комаров последовал за ним. — odexed

    deEin Moskitoschwarm folgte ihm. — MUIRIEL

  2. The beach is swarming with people.

    ruПляж кишит людьми. — sharptoothed

  3. A swarm of bees attacked Tom.

  4. We were attacked by swarms of bees.

    ruНа нас напал пчелиный рой. — marafon

    deWir wurden von Bienenschwärmen angegriffen. — mayabe

  5. A swarm of hornets attacked the children.

    ruНа детей напал рой шершней. — Wezel

    deEin Schwarm Hornissen hat die Kinder angegriffen. — Esperantostern

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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Forms

swarms, swarming, swarmed, swarmed
Base formswarm · to swarm
3rd person singularswarms
Present participleswarming
Past simpleswarmed
Past participleswarmed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyswarm
he, she, itswarms

Past simpleLesson

all personsswarmed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave swarmed
he, she, ithas swarmed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill swarm

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

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