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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of swarm.

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Examples

  • His faith in Kerry was not misplaced and he finally located the "rebellion", such as it was when a small band of men swarmed from a doorway and dragged him into a dimly lit room.

    The Gauntlet Thrown Chapter Thirty Seven xcpublishing 2009

  • Then in swarmed the Hun and, for a period, street fighting was going good.

    The Greek Campaign 2010

  • The three islanders swarmed from the tiny forecastle, two of them leaping to the halyards and holding by a single turn, while the third fastened down the engineroom, companion and swung the ventilators around.

    Bunches of Knuckles 2010

  • The three islanders swarmed from the tiny forecastle, two of them leaping to the halyards and holding by a single turn, while the third fastened down the engineroom, companion and swung the ventilators around.

    Bunches of Knuckles 1913

  • Two Alberta Mounties responding to call swarmed, injured

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • A wolf pack of labels swarmed in, and the band meticulously sized up each offer, filtering the real from the faux.

    JamBase 2008

  • A wolf pack of labels swarmed in, and the band meticulously sized up each offer, filtering the real from the faux.

    JamBase 2008

  • A wolf pack of labels swarmed in, and the band meticulously sized up each offer, filtering the real from the faux.

    JamBase 2008

  • The officer was "swarmed" by cabbies, said Boucher, who believes the officer will be cleared of wrongdoing after the investigation.

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • Got so they kind of swarmed first of every summer, like June bugs.

    Shavings Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

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