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КИШМЯ КИШЕТЬ coll VP fixed WO1. ( subj: animal (pi or collect)) to be present ( usu. in a lake, river, forest etc) in large numbers: в месте Y кишмя кишат Х-ы - there are tons (throngs, zillions etc) of Xs in place Ythere is a swarm of Xs in place Y ( usu. in refer, to insects and small creatures) there is (there swarms) an army of Xs in place Y.Около оголившихся корней того дуба, под которым я сидел, по серой, сухой земле... кишмя кишели муравьи (Толстой 2). Around the uncovered roots of the oak tree under which I sat and over the dry gray earth... there swarmed an army of ants (2b).2. - кем-чем ( subj: a noun denoting a place) to contain a large number of living organisms: место X кишмя кишит Y-ами — place X is alive (crawling, teeming, swarming) with Ysplace X abounds with Ys place X is jumping with Ys (in limited contexts) place X is infested with Ys.
См. также в других словарях:
Teeming — Teem ing, a. Prolific; productive. [1913 Webster] Teeming buds and cheerful appear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Teeming — Teeming. См. Разливка металла. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
teeming — index copious, full, manifold, populous, productive, profuse, prolific, replete, rife … Law dictionary
teeming — (adj.) swarming, 1715, prp. adjective from TEEM (Cf. teem) (v.1) … Etymology dictionary
teeming — [adj] abundant, full alive, brimful, brimming, bristling, bursting, chock full, crammed, crawling, filled, fruitful, multitudinous, numerous, overflowing, packed, plentiful, populous, pregnant, replete, rife, swarming, thick, thronged; concepts… … New thesaurus
teeming — teem|ing [ˈti:mıŋ] adj 1.) full of people, animals etc that are all moving around ▪ the teeming streets of the city 2.) BrE teeming rain is very heavy rain ▪ She walked home through the teeming rain … Dictionary of contemporary English
Teeming — Teem Teem, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Teemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Teeming}.] [OE. temen, AS. t[=e]man, t?man, from te[ a]m. See {Team}.] 1. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teeming — teeming1 teemingly, adv. teemingness, n. /tee ming/, adj. 1. abounding or swarming with something, as with people: We elbowed our way through the teeming station. 2. prolific or fertile. [1525 35; TEEM1 + ING2] teeming2 /tee m … Universalium
teeming — adjective full of people, animals, etc that are all moving around: teeming city/streets/market etc: the teeming streets of Cairo … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
teeming — adjective abundantly filled with especially living things the Third World s teeming millions the teeming boulevard • Similar to: ↑abundant • Derivationally related forms: ↑teemingness … Useful english dictionary
teeming — adj. Teeming is used with these nouns: ↑slum … Collocations dictionary
