wimmeln

v/i

1. (hat gewimmelt) oft unpers.: wimmeln von be swarming (oder teeming, umg. crawling) with; fig., von Fehlern etc.: be teeming (oder bristling) with; es wimmelte nur so von ... the place was teeming with ...

2. (ist): Tausende von Fischen wimmeln im Wasser / von Mücken wimmeln in der Luft the water is absolutely teeming with fish / the air is absolutely swarming with mosquito(e)s; durcheinander wimmelnde Insekten a seething mass of insects

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to teem; to abound; to swarm

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wịm|meln ['vɪmln]

vi

1) auch vi impers

(= in Mengen vorhanden sein) der See wimmelt von Fischen, in dem See wimmelt es von Fischen — the lake is teeming with fish

hier wimmelt es von Fliegen/Pilzen/Menschen — this place is swarming with flies/overrun with mushrooms/teeming with people

der Käse wimmelt von Maden — the cheese is crawling with maggots

dieses Buch wimmelt von Fehlern — this book is riddled with mistakes

2) aux sein (= sich bewegen) to teem; (Mücken, Ameisen) to swarm

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1) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) crawl

2) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) swarm

3) ((with with) to be full of: The pond was teeming with fish.) teem

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wim·meln

[ˈvɪml̩n]

vi

1. Hilfsverb: haben impers (in Mengen vorhanden sein)

▪ es wimmelt von etw dat it is teeming with sth

in diesem Gewässer wimmelte es von Forellen und Karpfen this stretch of water was teeming with trout and carp; Menschen to swarm [or be overrun] with

2. Hilfsverb: sein (sich bewegen)

▪ auf etw dat/in etw dat/unter etw dat \wimmeln Tiere sth is teeming with sth/it's teeming with sth under sth; Insekten, Menschen sth is swarming with sth/it's swarming with sth under sth

3. (fam: voll sein)

▪ von etw dat \wimmeln to be full of sth

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intransitives Verb

von Menschen wimmeln — be teeming or swarming with people

von Fischen/Ungeziefer wimmeln — be teeming with fish/swarming with vermin; unpers

in dem Artikel wimmelt es von Fehlern — the article is teeming with mistakes

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wimmeln v/i

1. (hat gewimmelt) oft unpers:

wimmeln von be swarming (oder teeming, umg crawling) with; fig, von Fehlern etc: be teeming (oder bristling) with;

es wimmelte nur so von … the place was teeming with …

2. (ist):

Tausende von Fischen wimmeln im Wasser/von Mücken wimmeln in der Luft the water is absolutely teeming with fish/the air is absolutely swarming with mosquito(e)s

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intransitives Verb

von Menschen wimmeln — be teeming or swarming with people

von Fischen/Ungeziefer wimmeln — be teeming with fish/swarming with vermin; unpers

in dem Artikel wimmelt es von Fehlern — the article is teeming with mistakes

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(von) v.

to abound (with) v. v.

to swarm v.

to teem v.