grouiller

ɡʁujje

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of grouiller - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

insectesbouger en grand nombre de façon désordonnée

Les fourmis grouillent sur le sucre renversé.

fourmiller

pulluler

lieuêtre rempli de créatures qui bougent partout

Cette cuisine grouille de cafards.

abonder

fourmiller

mouvementbouger légèrement

Arrête de grouiller sur ta chaise !

frémir

s'agiter

intestinsfaire du bruit dans le ventre

Mon estomac grouille de faim.

bourdonner

gargouiller

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grouiller de

être rempli de nombreux êtres vivants ou objets en mouvement

Cette plage grouille de touristes en été.

se grouiller

faire vite, se hâter pour ne pas être en retard

Tu dois te grouiller si tu veux attraper le bus !

Origin of grouiller

français, grouiller (se mouvoir en grand nombre)

Examples of grouiller in a sentence

Les larves grouillent sous la vieille écorce.
Le marché grouille de touristes en été.
La rivière grouillait de poissons argentés.
Le chat commence à grouiller sous la couverture.
Les enfants grouillaient d’impatience avant le spectacle.
Mes intestins grouillent après ce repas épicé.

Son ventre a commencé à grouiller pendant le film.

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English:swarm, fidget, ...
German:wimmeln, zappeln, ...
Italian:brulicare, essere infestato, ...
Spanish:bullir, estar infestado, ...
Portuguese:formigar, ferver de criaturas, ...
Chinese:成群乱动, 挤满, ...
Japanese:うごめく, うようよする, ...
Arabic:ازدحم, عجّ, ...
Hebrew:לִשְׁרוֹץ, לָזוּז קַלּוּת, ...
Russian:кишеть, изобиловать, ...
Ukrainian:кишити, бути переповненим, ...
Catalan:bullir, bullir de, ...
Danish:vrimle, vrikke, ...
Dutch:krioelen, wriemelen, ...
Greek:συρρέω, σφύζω από, ...
Hungarian:nyüzsögni, ficánkolni, ...
Khmer:វារវិលវល់, ពេញទៅដោយ, ...
Korean:우글거리다, 득실거리다, ...
Polish:roić się, pełnić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):reunir-se em grande quantidade, infestar, ...
Romanian:a mișuna, a fi plin de, ...
Swedish:krylla, röra sig, ...
Thai:คลาคล่ำ, เต็มไปด้วย, ...
Turkish:kaynaşmak, kaynamak, ...
Vietnamese:bò lúc nhúc, lúc nhúc, ...

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