swarm
A large number of insects or other bugs, especially when in motion or migrating to a…A large number of insects or other bugs (e.g. centipedes), especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
» A swarm of mosquitoes followed him.
Ein Moskitoschwarm folgte ihm.
Рой комаров последовал за ним.
Рой комаров следовал за ним.
Meaning
4 senses(collective)A large number of insects or other bugs (e.g. centipedes), especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
Schwarm
ройroj
рійrij
A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
a swarm of meteorites
Schwarm
толпа́tolpá, ста́яstája
на́товпnátovp, юрба́jurbá
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.
- a group of many things in the air or on the ground
- a moving crowd
Examples
54 sentencesA swarm of mosquitoes followed him.
ruРой комаров последовал за ним. — odexed
deEin Moskitoschwarm folgte ihm. — MUIRIEL
The beach is swarming with people.
ruПляж кишит людьми. — sharptoothed
A swarm of bees attacked Tom.
We were attacked by swarms of bees.
ruНа нас напал пчелиный рой. — marafon
deWir wurden von Bienenschwärmen angegriffen. — mayabe
A swarm of hornets attacked the children.
ruНа детей напал рой шершней. — Wezel
deEin Schwarm Hornissen hat die Kinder angegriffen. — Esperantostern
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English swarm, from Old English swearm (“swarm, multitude”), from Proto-West GFrom 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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