"aswarm" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈswɔː(ɹ)m/ Forms: more aswarm [comparative], most aswarm [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m Etymology: From a- + swarm. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|swarm}} a- + swarm Head templates: {{en-adj}} aswarm (comparative more aswarm, superlative most aswarm)
  1. Filled or overrun (with moving objects or beings). Synonyms: swarming
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