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aswarm

[uh-swawrm]
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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.

Nearby words

  1. asura,
  2. asw,
  3. aswan,
  4. aswan dam,
  5. aswan high dam,
  6. aswirl,
  7. aswoon,
  8. asylee,
  9. asyllabic,
  10. asylum

Origin of aswarm

First recorded in 1880–85; a-1 + swarm1
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Examples from the Web for aswarm

  • 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

adjective

(postpositive) filled, esp with moving things; swarmingflower beds aswarm with bees
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