{
    "term": "swarm",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a large group of insects, especially bees, moving together in the same direction",
            "sensetop": "swarm (of something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **swarm of bees/locusts/flies**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Gnats came in swarms to torment them."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Insects, worms, etc."]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a large group of people, especially when they are all moving quickly in the same direction",
            "examples": [],
            "synonyms": "horde"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/swɔːm/",
                "audio": "sw/swarm/swarm__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/swɔːrm/",
                "audio": "sw/swarm/swarm__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English swearm (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Schwarm, probably also to the base of Sanskrit svarati ‘it sounds’."
}