teem

[US]/tiːm/
[UK]/tiːm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. be full of, be overflowing with, be abundant in. flood, pour.
Word Forms
Past Tenseteemed
Third Person Singularteems
Present Participleteeming
Past Participleteemed
Pluralteems

Phrases & Collocations

teem with life

teem with people

teem with ideas

teem with

Example Sentences

Fish teem in the river.

The swamp teems with mosquitoes.

the teeming population of the slum

The pond teemed with tadpoles.

every garden is teeming with wildlife.

A drop of water teems with microorganisms.

a street teeming with pedestrians;

His mind is teeming with ideas.

Hippopotamuses teem in this river.

a riverbank swarming with insects.See Synonyms at teem 1

The path bristled with thorns.See Synonyms at teem 1

teemed the molten ore into a huge mold.

tidal creeks teeming with shore wildlife.

The accident scene was crawling with police officers. My flesh crawled in horror.See Synonyms at teem 1

with the rain teeming down at the manor, Italy seemed a long way off.

Therefore, a human body is a huge electrophorus, which teems with vibrating electrons.

Sanyal says he determined that the serpents teeming around Mushari are indeed 'monocled cobras, highly poisonous no doubt.

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