upswarm
upswarm verb: to rise in a swarm.
Verb
upswarm (third-person singular simple present upswarms, present participle upswarming, simple past and past participle upswarmed)
- To rise in a swarm.
- To cause to rise in a swarm.
- And both against the Peace of Heauen, and him,
Haue here vp-swarmed them.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]... - Such was his exhortation; they his voice
All hearing, with close-order'd ranks direct
Bore on the barrier, and upswarming show'd
On the high battlement their glittering spears1791, Homer, translated by W[illiam] Cowper, The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, Translated into Blank Verse, […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC
- And both against the Peace of Heauen, and him,
Forms of upswarm
| third-person singular present | upswarms |
|---|---|
| present participle | upswarming |
| past participle | upswarmed |
| past | upswarmed |
Origin of upswarm
From up- + swarm.
Questions about upswarm
- What does upswarm mean?
- Upswarm means to rise in a swarm.
- What part of speech is upswarm?
- Upswarm is a verb.
- What is the past tense of upswarm?
- The past tense of upswarm is upswarmed.
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