Aswarm
filled, as by objects, organisms, etc., especially in motion; teeming (usually used predicatively):
The garden was aswarm with bees; a night sky aswarm with stars.
Historical Examples
It was noon, and as they emerged from the dark hallway which led into the main street to the north, the sidewalks were aswarm.
The Rich Little Poor Boy Eleanor Gates
A shaft of golden light, aswarm with motes, slanted in the quietness.
The House with the Green Shutters George Douglas Brown
adjective
(postpositive) filled, esp with moving things; swarming: flower beds aswarm with bees
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