swarm
part of speech
noun (a swarm, swarms); verb (swarm, swarms, swarmed, swarming)
meaning for a pupil
1) A swarm is a big group of insects, such as bees, wasps or locusts, flying together. tree →
2) A swarm of people is a large crowd moving together. tree →
3) To swarm is to move in a large, busy group: bees swarmed around the hive. tree →
4) A place swarming with something is full of it: the beach was swarming with tourists. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary 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
- And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.' (Torah GEN.9.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And all winged swarming things are unclean unto you; they shall not be eaten. (Torah DEU.14.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- All winged swarming things that go upon all fours are a detestable thing unto you. (Torah LEV.11.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Their land swarmed with frogs, in the chambers of their kings. (Writings PSA.105.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats in all their borders. (Writings PSA.105.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. (Writings PSA.78.45, JPS 1917) tree →
- A swarm of bees flew out of the tree. tree →
- Locust swarms can eat a whole field of crops. tree →
- Fans swarmed onto the pitch after the match. tree →
- The park was swarming with children. tree →
- If you see a swarm of wasps, walk away calmly. tree →
- Flies swarmed around the bin. tree →
- A swarm can hold thousands of bees. tree →
- A swarm of hungry blood-sucking flies settled upon him. tree →
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 the corpora
- And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.'
- All winged swarming things that go upon all fours are a detestable thing unto you.
- And every swarming thing that swarmeth upon the earth is a detestable thing; it shall not be eaten.
- And all winged swarming things are unclean unto you; they shall not be eaten.
- He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «swarm» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.