working alive

adjective

Teeming or swarming.

“The store was working alive with impatient customers.”

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Meanings

adjectiveworking alive (not comparable)
  1. Appalachianot comparableslangTeeming or swarming.

    The store was working alive with impatient customers.

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APA

working alive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20alive

MLA

“working alive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20alive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “working alive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20alive.

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