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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.



aswarm

/ əˈswɔːm /

adjective

  1. postpositive filled, esp with moving things; swarming

    flower beds aswarm with bees



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Word History and Origins

Origin of aswarm1

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

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Example Sentences

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

It was noon, and as they emerged from the dark hallway which led into the main street to the north, the sidewalks were aswarm.

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