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swarme

swarme is the obsolete spelling of swarm.

Meaning of swarm

Noun

swarm (plural swarms)

  1. (collective) A large number of insects or other bugs (e.g. centipedes), especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
    • […] reſtleſs thoughts, that like a deadly ſwarm / Of Hornets arm'd […] ruſh upon me thronging,1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 10, lines...
  2. A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
    • a swarm of meteorites
  3. A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network.
  4. A number of small earthquakes (or other seismic events) occurring, with no clear cause, in a specific area within a relatively short space of time.
    • Earthquakes were another concern, particularly after swarms were felt in Oklahoma.2020, Daniel Yergin, The New Map, Penguin, published 2021, page 28

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Forms of swarme

pluralswarmes

Questions about swarme

What is swarme the obsolete spelling of?
Swarme is the obsolete spelling of swarm.

Words near swarme in the dictionary

  1. swarm spores
  2. swarmandal
  3. swarmandals
  4. swarmbot
  5. swarmbots
  6. swarme
  7. swarmed
  8. swarmer
  9. swarmers
  10. swarmes
  11. swarmeth

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