formicate

ˈfɔːrmɪˌkeɪt

Definition

Definition of formicate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

sensations

TECH.

experience a tingling sensation like ants crawling

TECH.

After sitting too long, his foot started to formicate.

itch

prickle

tingle

movement

TECH.

move in a manner similar to ants

TECH.

The insects began to formicate across the picnic blanket.

crawl

scuttle

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Origin of formicate

Latin, formica (ant)

Examples of formicate in a sentence

The medication caused her skin to formicate unexpectedly.
Ants formicate in search of food.
The bugs began to formicate over the fallen fruit.

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French:picoter, fourmiller, ...
German:kribbeln, sich wie Ameisen bewegen, ...
Italian:formicolare, muoversi come formiche, ...
Spanish:hormiguear, moverse como hormigas, ...
Portuguese:formigar, mover-se como formigas, ...
Chinese:发麻, 爬动, ...
Japanese:チクチクする, 這い回る, ...
Arabic:اِحْتَسَّ بِوَخْزٍ كَزَحْفِ النَّمْل, تَفَرْقَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַרְגִּישׁ עִקְצוּץ, לָנוּעַ כְּמוֹ נְמָלִים, ...
Russian:покалывать, двигаться, ...
Ukrainian:поколювати, рухатися, ...
Hindi:झुनझुनी होना, रेंगना, ...
Bengali:শিরশির করা, পিপড়ার মতো চলা, ...
Catalan:formiguejar, moure's com formigues, ...
Czech:brnět, hemžit se, ...
Danish:sitre, myldre, ...
Dutch:tintelen, krioelen, ...
Greek:αισθάνομαι μυρμήγκιασμα, κινούμαι σαν μυρμήγκι, ...
Hungarian:bizseregni, hangyaszerűen mozogni, ...
Khmer:មានអារម្មណ៍ស្ពឹករមួល ដូចមានស្រមោចវារលើស្បែក, ផ្លាស់ទីជាក្បួនដូចស្រមោច, ...
Korean:따끔거리다, 기어다니다, ...
Persian:سوزش کرد, حرکت کرد, ...
Polish:mrowić, pełzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):formigar, mover-se como formigas, ...
Romanian:a furnica, a se mișca ca furnicile, ...
Swedish:krypa, myllra, ...
Thai:รู้สึกเสียวซ่าน, เคลื่อนไหว, ...
Turkish:karıncalanmak, karınca gibi hareket etmek, ...
Vietnamese:ngứa ran, bò lổm ngổm, ...

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