Past tense of swarm
regular verb
The past tense of swarm is swarmed. The past participle is also swarmed.
Forms of swarm
| Base form (V1) | swarm /swɔɹm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | swarmed |
| Past participle (V3) | swarmed |
| Present participle | swarming |
| Third person singular | swarms |
Swarmed in a sentence
- He swarmed up a tree, and presently threw down a ripe nut.1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 55”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC
- A Lurcher swarmed at us, and Grigfen shot a wave of ghostlight to knock it over.2020 February 18, Sheena Boekweg, Glitch Kingdom, Feiwel & Friends, →ISBN. From the entry fast travel
- After 79 days, Occupy Central — the protests for democracy that swarmed Hong Kong — is gone.2014 December 16, Nick Kirkpatrick, Justin Wm. Moyer, “Hong Kong’s Occupy Central protest is no more”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN…. From the entry Tiananmen Square
- The navy regularly swarmed the streets of Plymouth on a Saturday night.2009, Dawn French, Dear Fatty, page 180. From the entry fishhead
- The devilish host chorused a paean of victory as they swarmed back.1982–1984, Wu Cheng’en, “When the Heart Spirit Stays in the Home the Demons Submit; the Mother of Wood Helps Bring Monsters to the Truth”…. From the entry chorus
Meaning of swarm
- noun A large number of insects or other bugs (e.g. centipedes), especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
- noun A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
- noun A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network.
Questions about the past tense of swarm
- What is the past tense of swarm?
- The past tense of swarm is swarmed.
- What is the past participle of swarm?
- The past participle of swarm is swarmed.
- Is swarm a regular or irregular verb?
- Swarm is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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