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swarm

(n): a moving crowd

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(n): a large number of things or people considered together

(n): a group of many things in the air or on the ground

(n): any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

(v): be teeming, be abuzz

(v): be noisy with activity

(v): move in large numbers

(v): to gather together in large numbers

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3 months ago bilby said:

"Ernst's fingers were pressed hard on the trigger guard.
the machine gun went off. The swarm of bullets drew half a heart on the plate-glass window. The window cracked and blew in.
It splintered into pieces of glass the size of dinner plates. Just then Kasper heard the wind."
- 'The Quiet Girl', Peter Høeg.

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