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swarming

/swˈɔɹmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
swarm-ing
IPA
/swˈɔɹmɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The motion of a swarm.

noun

A crime where an unsuspecting innocent bystander is attacked by several culprits at once, with no known motive.

Canadian usage; Colloquial

verb

present participle and gerund of swarm

Usage

Inflected Forms

swarmings (plural)

Derived Forms

swarmingly unswarming

Rhymes With

performing forming warming transforming informing reforming storming conforming nonperforming misinforming norming

Questions

How do you pronounce swarming?
The recorded pronunciation is /swˈɔɹmɪŋ/.
What does swarming mean?
The motion of a swarm.

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