Meaning of kihisema | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to sizzle, hiss; to bubble
   intransitive
2. to swarm, pullulate; to teem, crawl with
   intransitive
3. to seethe, boil; to rage
   figuratively, intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Klaasides kihiseb šampanja.”

Champagne is bubbling in the glasses.

“Kraavi põhjas oli kihisev muda.”

There was a bubbling layer of mud at the bottom of the ditch.

“Elektripliidil kihises kohvivesi.”

Coffee water was sizzling on the electric stove.

“Kärbseparv kihises solgiaugu kohal.”

Flies were swarming over the sinkhole.

“Rahutu rahvahulk kihiseb nagu sipelgapesa.”

An unruly crowd swarms like an anthill.

“Jõed kihisesid kaladest.”

The rivers were teeming with fish.

CEFR level