wimmeln

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wimelen (hapax, 13th c.), frequentative of wimmen, from Old High German wimmen (to gush, bubble, move lively). Cognate with Dutch wemelen, Westphalian Low German wiëmeln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪməln/, [ˈvɪ.ml̩n]
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  • Hyphenation: wim‧meln

Verb

wimmeln (weak, third-person singular present wimmelt, past tense wimmelte, past participle gewimmelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to move about in a confused manner and in large numbers
    Synonyms: wuseln, sich tummeln
    Die Fische wimmeln im Netz herum.
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  2. to teem, crawl, be filled [with von or vor (+ dative) ‘with’]
    Die Stadt wimmelt von Touristen.
    The city is teeming with tourists.

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Further reading

  • wimmeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wimmeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • wimmeln” in Duden online
  • wimmeln” in OpenThesaurus.de