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1 sterven
♦voorbeelden:sterven aan een ziekte • die of an illnesssterven aan zijn verwondingen • die from one's injuriesop sterven liggen • be on one's deathbedop sterven na dood zijn • be as good as deadvoor zijn tijd sterven • die before one's time〈 figuurlijk〉 sterf! • drop dead!II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [op de genoemde wijze overlijden] die1 [vol zijn met] be swarming with♦voorbeelden:1 het sterft hier van de vliegen/toeristen • this place is swarming with flies/tourists -
2 wemelen
♦voorbeelden:zijn opstel wemelt van de fouten • his essay is full of mistakes -
3 zwart
zwart1〈 het〉1 black♦voorbeelden:in het zwart • in black/mourning〈 figuurlijk〉 zwart op wit • in writing, in black and white————————zwart23 [onwettig] black♦voorbeelden:een zwarte lucht • a black/dark skyhet zwarte ras • the Negroid racehet werd me zwart voor de ogen • everything went blackhet zag er zwart van de mensen • it was swarming with peoplede Zwarte Zee • the Black Seaalles zwart inzien • take a black/gloomy view of things -
4 het sterft hier van de vliegen/toeristen
het sterft hier van de vliegen/toeristenthis place is swarming with flies/touristsVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het sterft hier van de vliegen/toeristen
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5 het wemelt ervan
het wemelt ervanVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het wemelt ervan
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6 het zag er zwart van de mensen
het zag er zwart van de mensenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het zag er zwart van de mensen
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7 krioelen
♦voorbeelden:in dit water krioelt het van vissen • this water is teeming with fish -
8 gewriemel
2 [onrustige bedrijvigheid van mensen] jostle3 [gepeuter aan iets] fiddling (with)
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be swarming with — the woods were swarming with biting flies Syn: be crowded with, be thronged with, be overrun with, be full of, abound in, be teeming with, be aswarm with, bristle with, be alive with, be crawling with, be infested with, overflow with, be prolific … Thesaurus of popular words
be swarming with — BE CROWDED WITH, be thronged with, be overrun with, be full of, abound in, be teeming with, bristle with, be alive with, be crawling with, be infested with, overflow with, be prolific in, be abundant in; informal be thick with. → swarm … Useful english dictionary
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Swarming (honey bee) — Swarming is the natural means of reproduction of honey bee colonies (considering the colony as the organism rather than individual bees which cannot survive alone), including the domesticated Western honey bee. In the process two or more colonies … Wikipedia
Swarming — Swarm Swarm, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swarmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swarming}.] 1. To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer. [1913 Webster] 2. To appear or collect in a crowd; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
With Fire and Sword — For the 2010 videogame, see Mount Blade: With Fire Sword. With Fire and Sword Author(s) Henryk Sienkiewicz … Wikipedia
swarming — Synonyms and related words: abounding, abundant, alive with, blooming, bountiful, bristling, bursting, bursting out, close, compact, copious, crammed, crawling, creative, creeping, crowded, crowding, dense, emigration, expatriation, exuberant,… … Moby Thesaurus
swarming — noun a) The action of a swarm. b) A crime where an unsuspecting innocent bystander is attacked by several culprits at once, with no known motive … Wiktionary
swarming — n. act of moving about in a large mass (of insects, people, etc.) swÉ”rm /swÉ”Ëm n. large number of insects flying together in a group; mass of honeybees that are migrating or moving to a new hive; large group of people or things (especially… … English contemporary dictionary
crawling withpredicate overrun with swarming swarming withpredicate teeming teeming withpredicate — filled filled adj. 1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of {empty}. [Narrower terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full of(predicate),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
