Lexic.us

2. Noun. (colloquial Canada) A crime where an unsuspecting innocent bystander is attacked by several culprits at once, with no known motive. ¹

3. Verb. (present participle of swarm) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Swarming

1. swarm [v] - See also: swarm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swarming

Literary usage of Swarming

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1907)
"Length of adult, 2.5 mm. NOTES ON THE swarming OF A SPECIES OF CRANE FLY. BY CHAS. N. AINSLIE, WASHINGTON, DC The swarming habits of various families of ..."

2. Langstroth on the Hive and Honey Bee by Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth, Charles Dadant (1905)
"The swarming of bees is one of the most beautiful sights in the whole compass of rural economy. Although those who use movable-comb hives prefer the ..."

3. A History of the American People by Woodrow Wilson (1918)
"A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE swarming OF THE ENGLISH VI. THE CIVIL WARS AND THE COMMONWEALTH ON the of May,, ..."

4. An Introduction to Entomology: Or, Elements of the Natural History of by William Kirby, William Spence (1843)
"Apiarists tell us that, in this country, the best season for swarming is from the middle of May till the middle of June; but swarms sometimes occur so early ..."

5. A History of the American People by Woodrow Wilson (1917)
"CHAPTER II THE swarming OF THE ENGLISH I. THE VIRGINIA COMPANY IT was the end of the month of April, 1607, when three small vessels entered the lonely capes ..."

6. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1838)
"MUCH has been said and written, of late years, on the means of preventing the swarming of bees; but all the various plans suggested have, I believe, ..."

7. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1907)
"Length of adult, 2.5 mm. NOTES ON THE swarming OF A SPECIES OF CRANE FLY. BY CHAS. N. AINSLIE, WASHINGTON, DC The swarming habits of various families of ..."

8. Langstroth on the Hive and Honey Bee by Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth, Charles Dadant (1905)
"The swarming of bees is one of the most beautiful sights in the whole compass of rural economy. Although those who use movable-comb hives prefer the ..."

9. A History of the American People by Woodrow Wilson (1918)
"A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE swarming OF THE ENGLISH VI. THE CIVIL WARS AND THE COMMONWEALTH ON the of May,, commissioners representing ..."

10. A History of the American People by Woodrow Wilson (1917)
"... THE swarming OF THE ENGLISH I. THE VIRGINIA COMPANY IT was the end of the month of April, 1607, when three small vessels entered the lonely capes of the ..."

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