Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb swarm
2 senses of swarm
Sense 1
teem, swarm
=> crawl
Sense 2
pour, swarm, stream
=> spill over spill out pour out
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb swarm
2 senses of swarm
Sense 1
teem, swarm
=> crawl
Sense 2
pour, swarm, stream
=> spill over spill out pour out
Entailment of verb swarm
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb swarm
2 senses of swarm
Sense 1
teem, swarm
=> hum, buzz, seethe
Sense 2
pour, swarm, stream
=> crowd, crowd together
Familiarity of verb swarm
swarm used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb swarm
Sense 1
teem, swarm
=> hum, buzz, seethe
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Sense 2
pour, swarm, stream
=> crowd, crowd together
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Overview of verb swarm
The verb swarm has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) teem, swarm -- (be teeming, be abuzz)
2. (3) pour, swarm, stream -- (move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater")
Overview of adj swarming
The adj swarming has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) teeming, swarming -- (abundantly filled with especially living things "the Third World's teeming millions"; "the teeming boulevard"; "harried by swarming rats")
2. herding, swarming, social -- ((of birds and animals) tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind "ants are social insects"; "the herding instinct in sheep or cattle"; "swarming behavior in bees")
3. swarming -- (filled by being spread over sometimes used in combination; "the foe-swarming field")
Antonyms of adj swarming
3 senses of swarming
Sense 1
teeming, swarming
INDIRECT (VIA abundant) -> scarce
Sense 2
herding(postnominal), swarming(postnominal), social
INDIRECT (VIA gregarious) -> ungregarious
Sense 3
swarming
INDIRECT (VIA full) -> empty
Similarity of adj swarming
3 senses of swarming
Sense 1
teeming, swarming
=> abundant (vs. scarce)
Sense 2
herding(postnominal), swarming(postnominal), social
=> gregarious (vs. ungregarious)
Sense 3
swarming
=> full (vs. empty)
Attributes of adj swarming
Familiarity of adj swarming
swarming used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj swarming
swarming
swarming with
Overview of verb swarm
The verb swarm has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) teem, swarm -- (be teeming, be abuzz)
2. (3) pour, swarm, stream -- (move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater")
Overview of adj swarming
The adj swarming has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) teeming, swarming -- (abundantly filled with especially living things "the Third World's teeming millions"; "the teeming boulevard"; "harried by swarming rats")
2. herding, swarming, social -- ((of birds and animals) tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind "ants are social insects"; "the herding instinct in sheep or cattle"; "swarming behavior in bees")
3. swarming -- (filled by being spread over sometimes used in combination; "the foe-swarming field")
swarming definition
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