outswarm en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + swarm.
Meanings
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(transitive) To swarm in greater numbers than.
No longer I regard ye as my countrymen; / But, tho' your numbers did outswarm the locusts, / As bandits, I would hurl destruction on you.
1815, George Percival Bromley, The Rebellion, Or Norwich in 1549, page 38:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outswarming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outswarmed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outswarmed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outswarms | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |