aswarm

aswarm [uh-swawrm] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. filled, as by objects, organisms, etc., especially in motion; teeming (usually used predicatively): The garden was aswarm with bees; a night sky aswarm with stars.

Origin of aswarm First recorded in 1880–85; a-1 + swarm1 Examples from the Web for aswarm Historical Examples of aswarm

A shaft of golden light, aswarm with motes, slanted in the quietness.

The House with the Green Shutters

George Douglas Brown

It was noon, and as they emerged from the dark hallway which led into the main street to the north, the sidewalks were aswarm.

The Rich Little Poor Boy

Eleanor Gates

British Dictionary definitions for aswarm aswarm adjective

1. (postpositive) filled, esp with moving things; swarmingflower beds aswarm with bees