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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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Origin of aswarm

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

Words nearby aswarm

A.S.V., A.S.W., Aswan, Aswan Dam, Aswan High Dam, aswarm, as well, as well as, aswirl, aswoon, as yet
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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
(postpositive) filled, esp with moving things; swarmingflower beds aswarm with bees
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