(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ of bees or other insects is a large group of them flying together.
N-COUNT-COLL: oft N of n
2.
When bees or other insects ~, they move or fly in a large group.
A dark cloud of bees comes ~ing out of the hive.
VERB: V prep/adv
3.
When people ~ somewhere, they move there quickly in a large group.
People ~ed to the shops, buying up everything in sight.
VERB: V prep/adv
4.
A ~ of people is a large group of them moving about quickly.
Today at the crossing there were ~s of tourists taking photographs.
= horde
N-COUNT-COLL: oft N of n
5.
If a place is ~ing with people, it is full of people moving about in a busy way.
Within minutes the area was ~ing with officers who began searching a nearby wood.
VERB: usu cont, V with n