nuée — meaning in English

English meaning

• flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
• swarm noun A large group of insects, especially bees, moving or migrating together.

Senses

nuée is used for these senses in English:

• flock A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
• swarm A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.

flock — full definition

1. noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
2. noun A large crowd of people, especially the members of a particular church or congregation.
3. verb To gather or travel together in large numbers.

swarm — full definition

1. noun A large group of insects, especially bees, moving or migrating together.
2. noun A large moving crowd of people or animals.
3. verb To move together in a large, dense group.
4. verb To be filled or overrun with something, especially insects or people.

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