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aswarm
[ uh-swawrm ]
/ əˈswɔrm /
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adjective
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.
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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 BrownIt 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
(postpositive) filled, esp with moving things; swarmingflower beds aswarm with bees
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