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grouiller

swarm, teem, hurry up

ɡ ʁ u . j e
grouill swarm, teem + er Infinitive
verb Rare #44,527
swarm, teem Often used with de to say that a place is full of people or things.
FR: La place va grouiller de monde ce soir.
EN: The square will be teeming with people tonight.
hurry up In this sense, it is usually used reflexively: se grouiller. It is colloquial.
FR: Il faut se grouiller pour ne pas rater le train.
EN: We need to hurry up so we don't miss the train.
Conjugation of grouiller
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First grouille —
Third grouille grouillent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First grouille —
Third grouille grouillent
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second grouille —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third grouillait —
grouiller

Si tu ne veux pas louper le train, tu ferais mieux de te grouiller !

If you don’t want to miss the train, you’d better hurry up!

Tu ferais mieux de te grouiller.

You'd better hurry up.

Je dois me grouiller.

I have to hurry.

Puis il regarda les fourmis grouiller dans son évier.

Then he watched the ants swarming in his sink.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Ces collines vont bientôt grouiller d'Orques.

These hills will soon be teeming with Orcs.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Vous feriez mieux de vous grouiller.

You'd better hurry up.

Sounds similar to

griller ɡ ʁ i . j e brouiller b ʁ u . j e