[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/swarm/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) / swarm # swarm noun (a swarm, swarms); verb (swarm, swarms, swarmed, swarming) «swarm» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A swarm is a big group of insects, such as bees, wasps or locusts, flying together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/#m1) 2. A swarm of people is a large crowd moving together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/#m2) 3. To swarm is to move in a large, busy group: bees swarmed around the hive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/#m3) 4. A place swarming with something is full of it: the beach was swarming with tourists. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/#m4) ### In the lessons In science lessons, bees swarm when a new queen leaves with part of the colony; locust swarms eat crops. In safety lessons, keep still and walk away from a swarm of bees or wasps. In stories, crowds swarm into a place. Phrases: a swarm of bees, swarm around, swarming with. ### Examples - A swarm of bees flew out of the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/#x1) - Locust swarms can eat a whole field of crops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/#x2) - Fans swarmed onto the pitch after the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/#x3) - The park was swarming with children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/#x4) - If you see a swarm of wasps, walk away calmly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/#x5) - Flies swarmed around the bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/#x6) - A swarm can hold thousands of bees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/#x7) - A swarm of hungry blood-sucking flies settled upon him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/#x8) ### Note «A swarm of bees» takes a singular or plural verb: «a swarm of bees was/were buzzing». «Swarm with» means «be full of». Similar group words: a flock of birds, a herd of cows, a school of fish, a swarm of insects. ## In Jewish tradition "Swarming things" is a Torah term for small creatures that crawl or fly in crowds. Such creatures are often listed as unclean and forbidden as food. **Interpretation.** The laws of clean and unclean animals are seen as a way of teaching holiness and self-control. The blessing to "swarm in the earth" is read as the command to fill the world with life. ### Examples - And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.' (Torah GEN.9.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swarm/#x1) - And all winged swarming things are unclean unto you; they shall not be eaten. (Torah DEU.14.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swarm/#x2) - All winged swarming things that go upon all fours are a detestable thing unto you. (Torah LEV.11.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swarm/#x3) - Their land swarmed with frogs, in the chambers of their kings. (Writings PSA.105.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swarm/#x4) - He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats in all their borders. (Writings PSA.105.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swarm/#x5) - He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. (Writings PSA.78.45, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swarm/#x6) ### Note «A swarm of bees» takes a singular or plural verb: «a swarm of bees was/were buzzing». «Swarm with» means «be full of». Similar group words: a flock of birds, a herd of cows, a school of fish, a swarm of insects. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «swarm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swarm/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«swarm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swarm.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «swarm» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swarm/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«swarm» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/swarm.html) on Mova free.