infest
verb (used with object)
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do.
were infesting
-
past progressiveof infest.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The only story of interest was on the cover: crows in record numbers were infesting the town.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
At length the Ruby had orders to proceed to the West Indies to look after certain piratical craft, under the leadership of a daring Frenchman, who were infesting those seas.
From Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow by Archibald Webb
When his character was cleared of all blame, in the middle of 1694, he was told how the Itzas of Tayasal and other infidel nations were infesting the country and committing various atrocities.
From History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. by Philip Ainsworth Means
The interval of peace was employed in repressing the invasions of the pirates who were infesting the Gulfs of Cambay and Cutch.
From Les Parsis by Ratanbai Ardeshir Vakil
Finally six galleons could be prepared, to oppose the other six which were infesting the coasts.
