infest

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1. infest - Noun

2. infest - Adjective

3. infest - Verb

Meaning

Mischievous; hurtful; harassing.

To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates.

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And the night shall be filled with music and the cares, that infest the day, shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, and as silently steal away. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Luxury spreads its ample board before their eyes; but they are excluded from the banquet. Plenty revels over the fields; but they are starving in the midst of its abundance: the whole wilderness has blossomed into a garden; but they feel as reptiles that infest it. Washington Irving

No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found. Isaac Watts

Even if teen-age children aren't making a sound, it's quieter when they're gone. They put a boiling in the air around them. As they left, the whole house seemed to sigh and settle. No wonder poltergeists infest only houses with adolescent children. John Steinbeck

Flies never infest an egg without cracks. Chinese Proverb

A lame cat is better than a swift horse when rats infest the palace. Chinese Proverb

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