locust

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

intransitive

(intransitive) To come in a swarm.

Japanese Meaning

群れをなして現れる、集団で襲来する

In late summer, the grasshoppers locust across the plain, blotting out the sun.

晩夏になると、バッタが平原一面に群がり、太陽を覆い隠します。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To come in a swarm.

This Philip and the black-faced swarms of Spain,

The hardest, cruellest people in the world,

Come locusting upon us, eat us up,

Confiscate lands, goods, money […]

locusts

（ present singular third-person ）

locusting

（ participle present ）

locusted

（ participle past ）

locusted

（ past ）