swarm

Noun
  1. A moving crowd (synset 108201135)
    is a type of: crowd - a large number of things or people considered together
    same as: drove, horde
  2. A group of many things in the air or on the ground (synset 108012591)
    "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"
    is a type of: group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
    subtypes: infestation, plague - a swarm of insects that attack plants
    member holonym: insect - small air-breathing arthropod
    same as: cloud
Verb
  1. Be teeming, be abuzz (synset 202720849)
    "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
    is a type of: buzz, hum, seethe - be noisy with activity
    subtypes: crawl - be full of
    same as: pullulate, teem
  2. Move in large numbers (synset 202032212)
    "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
    is a type of: crowd, crowd together - to gather together in large numbers
    subtypes: pour out, spill out, spill over - be disgorged
    same as: pour, pullulate, stream, teem

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