alive with

alive with

Full of or covered with something. At night, the field came alive with fireflies. The court was alive with jubilant fans after the basketball team's big win.See also: alive

alive with (people or things)

Fig. covered with, filled with, or active with people or creatures. Look! Ants everywhere. The floor is alive with ants!See also: alive

alive with

Teeming with, full of, as in After the annual stocking, the pond was alive with trout. [Late 1700s] See also: alive