Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Filled or overrun, as with moving objects or beings; teeming.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a swarm; swarming.
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- adjective
filled with moving objects or beings - adjective
overrun with moving objects or beings
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Examples
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What he saw next sent his mind aswarm with possibilities.
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For many years, the West was aswarm with old men who claimed to be "the last of the Pony Express riders."
Real (and Fake) Hoofbeats of the Pony Express Christopher Corbett 2010
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The moon swings gently up over the mountains, huge, green, aswarm with craters.
Memory Wall Anthony Doerr 2010
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The screen was, as before, aswarm with wheeling green sparks, and though Martin waited patiently, neither words nor the image of the wondrously alien beauty appeared.
Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010
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The moon swings gently up over the mountains, huge, green, aswarm with craters.
Memory Wall Anthony Doerr 2010
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For many years, the West was aswarm with old men who claimed to be "the last of the Pony Express riders."
Real (and Fake) Hoofbeats of the Pony Express Christopher Corbett 2010
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This will free up aswarm of top notch journalists who have been buried in rigid, hierarchical organizations to set out on their own.
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For many years, the West was aswarm with old men who claimed to be "the last of the Pony Express riders."
Real (and Fake) Hoofbeats of the Pony Express Christopher Corbett 2010
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This will free up aswarm of top notch journalists who have been buried in rigid, hierarchical organizations to set out on their own.
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The screen was, as before, aswarm with wheeling green sparks, and though Martin waited patiently, neither words nor the image of the wondrously alien beauty appeared.
Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010
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