reswarm

present singular third person reswarms · participle present reswarming · participle past reswarmed · past reswarmed

1. intransitiveTo swarm again.

   There were television pictures of the bees swarming, hovering and reswarming above her front door.

   1999, Nahmad, Claire, The cat herbal : simple green remedies for your cat, Souvenir Press, page 10

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   The bees had reswarmed and entered the gaping hole, just as Rene had hoped. Cautiously Daniel went to the tree, lifted the pot of honey and ran back to the others.

   1965, Hays, Wilma Pitchford, The French are coming, Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc., page 72

   Heart near bursting, I lightly slipped the bridle over Brother, seized his great (near) pinion, swung astride, was off before the guards reswarmed.

   1974, Barth, John, Chimera, Deutsch, page 192