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swarmingnoun
swarmings
pl
essaimageAu sens propre, surtout pour les abeilles et autres insectes.
The swarming of bees around the old oak signaled that a new hive was being established.
L'essaimage des abeilles autour du vieux chêne signalait qu'une nouvelle ruche était en train de s'établir.
Additional translations
fourmillementAu sens figuré, pour un grand nombre de personnes ou de choses en mouvement.
Synonyms
congregation
horde
throng
crowd
flock
mob
gathering
mass
swarmingadjective
UK
/ˈswɔː.mɪŋ/
US
/ˈswɔr.mɪŋ/
fourmillantPour une grande quantité d'êtres vivants en mouvement, ou un lieu très animé et surpeuplé.
The swarming bees made it difficult to approach the hive.
Les abeilles fourmillantes rendaient difficile l'approche de la ruche.
Additional translations
pullulantSurtout pour insister sur l'abondance et la profusion.
Synonyms
teeming
crowded
busy
hive-like
multitudinous
swarmverb

swarming

Gerund

swarmed
Past Simple
swarmed
Past Participle
swarming
Gerund
UK
/swɔːm/
US
/swɔrm/
se ruerPour se déplacer en grand nombre, souvent de façon animée ou chaotique.
Tourists swarmed the beach as soon as the sun came out.
Les touristes se sont rués vers la plage dès que le soleil est apparu.
essaimerSe dit des abeilles qui quittent la ruche en masse pour former une nouvelle colonie.
The honeybees swarmed in late spring, settling on a nearby apple tree.
Les abeilles ont essaimé à la fin du printemps, se posant sur un pommier voisin.
pullulerPour un lieu rempli d’un grand nombre d’individus mobiles, surtout d’insectes.
The garden swarmed with bees collecting nectar from the flowers.
Le jardin pullulait d’abeilles récoltant le nectar des fleurs.
Additional translations
gravirPour monter rapidement et avec énergie.
Synonyms
crowd
horde
mob
converge
cluster
gather
throng
flood

Definitions

swarmingnoun
The action or process of insects, especially bees, forming and moving together as a swarm.
The swarming of bees around the old oak signaled that a new hive was being established.
The movement of a large number of people or things together in a disorderly or excited way.
Security struggled to control the swarming of fans outside the stadium gates.
swarmingadjective
Filled with or covered by a large number of moving individuals or things.
The swarming bees made it difficult to approach the hive.
Characterized by being crowded or teeming with people or things.
The swarming marketplace was bustling with vendors and shoppers.
swarmverb
To move somewhere in large numbers, often in a busy or chaotic manner.
Tourists swarmed the beach as soon as the sun came out.
To be filled or crowded with a large number of moving individuals.
The garden swarmed with bees collecting nectar from the flowers.
To climb or move quickly and energetically.
The children swarmed up the hill to get a better view of the parade.
(of bees) To leave a hive in a mass in order to establish a new colony elsewhere.
The honeybees swarmed in late spring, settling on a nearby apple tree.
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