English

Verb

crawl with

1. (transitive, 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.

Translations

Synonyms

• (to include or be covered with): teem with

Usage notes

• Usually used with continuous tenses (“crawling with”).
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