Meanings
present singular third person crawls with · participle present crawling with · participle past crawled with · past crawled with
- idiomatictransitiveTo 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.
1 more example
The scene of the incident was crawling with reporters for days afterwards.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo include or be covered with swarms or large numbers of (something, especially insects or people); to have in great numbers or multitudes.
Translations
German wimmeln
- wimmelnTranslations
Russian кише́ть, кишмя́ кише́ть
- кише́ть (kišétʹ)Translations
- кишмя́ кише́ть (kišmjá kišétʹ)Translations
Cite this entry
crawl with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl%20with
“crawl with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl%20with. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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