swarming

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noun

The motion of a swarm.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

nounswarming (plural swarmings)

plural swarmings

  1. The motion of a swarm.
  2. CanadacolloquialA crime where an unsuspecting innocent bystander is attacked by several culprits at once, with no known motive.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of swarm

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