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crawling with

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crawling with someone

Fig. [of a surface] covered with many people or members of a class of people moving about. The place was crawling with police and FBI agents. The city was crawling with tourists making it almost impossible to go from place to place.

See also: crawl

crawling with something

full of something Because the Internet is crawling with sports fans, the league thinks it can build an international audience online.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of crawl with something (to be covered by insects or other small creatures)

See also: crawl