grouiller
Meanings
Verb
1. to mill about, swarm with people (intransitive)
2. to swarm or crawl (intransitive)
3. to hurry; to get a move on (reflexive, colloquial)
Examples40
Grouille-toi, hein?
Hurry up, will you?
Grouille-toi, Tonio. Ils prennent de l'avance !
Hurry up, Tonio. They are getting ahead!
La place grouille de touristes.
The square is crawling with tourists.
Je dois me grouiller.
I must hurry.
La place grouillait de monde.
The square was seething with people.
On ferait mieux de se grouiller.
We better hurry.