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UPSWARM
Etymology
Verb
upswarm (third-person singular simple present upswarms, present participle upswarming, simple past and past participle upswarmed)
(transitive) To rise in a swarm.
(intransitive) To cause to rise in a swarm.
Anagrams
• warm-ups, warms up, warmups
Source: Wiktionary
Up*swarm", v. i. & i.
Definition: To rise, or cause to rise, in a swarm or swarms. [R.] Shak. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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