schwärmen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German swermen (“to swarm”), from Old High German swermen (“to swarm”), derived from swarm (“swarm of bees”), whence modern German Schwarm (“swarm; flock of birds”). The figurative senses developed in Early Modern German via “to deviate from the established dogma or school of thought”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛrmən/, [ˈʃʋɛʁ-], [ʃʋɛɐ̯-], [-mən], [-mn̩], [-mm̩] === Verb === schwärmen (weak, third-person singular present schwärmt, past tense schwärmte, past participle geschwärmt, auxiliary haben) (of birds and insects) to swarm; to fly in swarms or flocks to romanticize; be given to romantic or mystic thoughts Synonym: schwelgen to adore; fancy (to be romantically attracted by someone, often without making advances) [with für] to gush; to rave about; to be enthusiastic about [with von] (informal) to praise highly; extol [with von] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Schwarm === Further reading === “schwärmen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “schwärmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “schwärmen” in Duden online “schwärmen” in OpenThesaurus.de