crawl with
To include or be covered with swarms or large numbers ofTo include or be covered with swarms or large numbers of (something, especially insects or people); to have in great numbers or multitudes.
» That hut is crawling with lizards and insects.
In der Hütte wimmelt es von Eidechsen und Insekten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Та хижа кишить ящірками і комахами. — ChickenKiev
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1 senses(idiomatic)To include or be covered with swarms or large numbers of (something, especially insects or people); to have in great numbers or multitudes.
The kitchen was crawling with cockroaches.
The scene of the incident was crawling with reporters for days afterwards.
wimmeln
кише́тьkišétʹ, кишмя́ кише́тьkišmjá kišétʹ
Examples
19 sentencesThat hut is crawling with lizards and insects.
Та хижа кишить ящірками і комахами. — ChickenKiev
deIn der Hütte wimmelt es von Eidechsen und Insekten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The place was crawling with cops.
The place was crawling with spiders.
ruЭто место кишело пауками. — strayaper
deEs wimmelte dort von Spinnen. — Waldelfe
The town is always crawling with tourists.
The area around the melting ice cream was crawling with ants.
deUm das schmelzende Eis herum wimmelte es von Ameisen. — Waldelfe
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
crawls with, crawling with, crawled with, crawled with| Base form | crawl with · to crawl with |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | crawls with |
| Present participle | crawling with |
| Past simple | crawled with |
| Past participle | crawled with |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.