LekhoriLekhoriA large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
[…] reſtleſs thoughts, that like a deadly ſwarm / Of Hornets arm'd […] ruſh upon me thronging,
A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
a swarm of meteorites
A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network.
From Middle English swarm, from Old English swearm (“swarm, multitude”), from Proto-West Germanic *swarm, from Proto-Germanic *swarmaz (“swarm, dizziness”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, ...
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To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc.
Every place swarming with soldiers.
To fill a place as a swarm.
All is well until Treorchy, where the platform is swamped by teenagers who have been attending an event. Around four dozen unescorted 12 to 16 year-olds swarm aboard and begin to run riot through the train. Their behaviour is appalling and the presence of CCTV no deterrent.