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The streets of Ayr were swarming with people, and sounding with the crash of music.
The perpetual hum of voices sounded like the noise made by a thousand swarming bees.
ACROSS CHINA ON FOOTEDWIN DINGLE
As the enemy were now swarming on the hills, the party began to fall back to Reshun, which was two miles distant.
THROUGH THREE CAMPAIGNSG. A. HENTY
Every evening an entertainment of some sort is given in the Amphitheatre, and this is eagerly attended by swarming thousands.
Swarming on Beta maritima and other plants in July (Lucas, 1920a).
THE BIOTIC ASSOCIATIONS OF COCKROACHESLOUIS M. ROTH
Forward they were pouring over the bowsprit, vaulting like acrobats from the anchor stocks, or swarming up the stays.
BLACKBEARD: BUCCANEERRALPH D. PAINE
In less than three minutes the sidewalk was swarming with dirty-faced children.
PHEMIE FROST'S EXPERIENCESANN S. STEPHENS
Presidents, Senators, Congressmen, and such things were swarming in every street.
THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMSHENRY ADAMS
In summer try to churn early in the morning, as fewer flies are swarming then, and the butter can be made much firmer.
HOUSEKEEPING IN OLD VIRGINIAMARION CABELL TYREE
Yet the Irish never fell back from their swarming attack, and their cries never ceased.
A SEA QUEEN'S SAILINGCHARLES WHISTLER
WORDS RELATED TO SWARMING
- alive
- astir
- at work
- bustling
- effective
- efficacious
- exertive
- flowing
- functioning
- going
- hasty
- impelling
- in force
- in play
- in process
- mobile
- movable
- moving
- operating
- operative
- progressive
- pushing
- rapid
- restless
- rolling
- running
- rushing
- rustling
- shifting
- simmering
- speeding
- speedy
- streaming
- swarming
- traveling
- turning
- walking
- working
- SRO
- awash
- brimful
- brimming
- chock-full
- clean
- close
- compact
- crammed
- cramped
- crushed
- dense
- elbow-to-elbow
- filled to the rafters
- fit to bust
- full
- full house
- full up
- jam-packed
- jammed
- loaded
- lousy with
- massed
- mob scene
- mobbed
- overflowing
- packed
- populous
- sardined
- sold out
- standing room only
- stiff with
- stuffed
- swarming
- teeming
- thick
- thickset
- thronged
- tight
- topped off
- up to here
- up to the hilt
- wall-to-wall
- alive
- astir
- at work
- bustling
- effective
- efficacious
- exertive
- flowing
- functioning
- going
- hasty
- impelling
- in force
- in play
- in process
- mobile
- movable
- moving
- operating
- operative
- progressive
- pushing
- rapid
- restless
- rolling
- running
- rushing
- rustling
- shifting
- simmering
- speeding
- speedy
- streaming
- swarming
- traveling
- turning
- walking
- working
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