teem in English dictionary

  • teem

    Meanings and definitions of "teem"

    • To be stocked to overflowing
    • To be prolific; to abound.
    • (archaic) To empty.
    • To pour (especially with rain)
    • verb
      To be stocked to overflowing.
    • verb
      To be prolific; to abound.
    • verb
      To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
    • verb
      (archaic)
      To empty.
    • verb
      To pour (especially with rain)
    • verb
      To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mould, with molten metal.
    • verb
      (obsolete, rare)
      To think fit.
    • overflowing with
    • verb
      be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
    • verb
      move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"

    Synonyms of "teem" in English dictionary

    crowd together, buzz, seethe are the top synonyms of "teem" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of teem

    • teem ( third-person singular simple present teems, present participle teeming, simple past and past participle teemed)
    • teem (third-person singular simple present teems, present participle teeming, simple past and past participle teemed)
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