aswarm

[ uh-swawrm ]

adjective
  1. filled, as by objects, organisms, etc., especially in motion; teeming (usually used predicatively): The garden was aswarm with bees; a night sky aswarm with stars.

Origin of aswarm

1
First recorded in 1880–85; a-1 + swarm1

Words Nearby aswarm

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How to use aswarm in a sentence

  • A shaft of golden light, aswarm with motes, slanted in the quietness.

    The House with the Green Shutters | George Douglas Brown
  • It was noon, and as they emerged from the dark hallway which led into the main street to the north, the sidewalks were aswarm.

    The Rich Little Poor Boy | Eleanor Gates

British Dictionary definitions for aswarm

aswarm

/ (əˈswɔːm) /


adjective
  1. (postpositive) filled, esp with moving things; swarming: flower beds aswarm with bees

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