"beswarm" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beswarms [present, singular, third-person], beswarming [participle, present], beswarmed [participle, past], beswarmed [past]
Etymology: From be- + swarm. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|be|swarm}} be- + swarm Head templates: {{en-verb}} beswarm (third-person singular simple present beswarms, present participle beswarming, simple past and past participle beswarmed)
  1. (transitive) To swarm over; to envelop in a swarm. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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