teemed
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Definition of teemed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

naturefull of or swarming with something
  • The pond was teemed with fish.
  • The garden was teemed with butterflies.
  • The street was teemed with tourists.
brimming overflowing swarming
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Origin of teemed

Old English, tēman (to produce)

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  1. French:grouillant, ...
  2. German:voll, ...
  3. Italian:brulicante, ...
  4. Spanish:lleno, ...
  5. Portuguese:repleto, ...
  6. Chinese:满是, ...
  7. Japanese:満ちた, ...
  8. Arabic:مُكْتَظّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:שׁוֹפֵעַ, ...
  10. Russian:кишащий, ...
  11. Ukrainian:кишить, ...
  12. Hindi:भरा हुआ, ...
teem
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Definition of teem - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

1.
crowded placeintr.be filled with many people or animalsintr.
  • The market was teeming with shoppers.
overflow swarm
2.
abundanceintr.be abundant or plentifulintr.
  • The garden teems with colorful flowers.
abound overflow swarm
3.
heavy rainintr.Datedpour heavily like rainintr.Dated
  • It was teeming down all afternoon.
4.
metalworktr.RareUKpour out molten metaltr.RareUK
  • They teemed the liquid steel into molds.
cast pour spill
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be full of living things or activity
The garden teems with colorful butterflies.
exist in large quantity in a place
The forest teems in wildlife during spring.

Origin of teem

Old English, tēman (to produce)

Examples of teem in a sentence

  • The forest teems with wildlife in spring.
  • The river teems with fish during the spring.
  • The city teems with tourists in the summer.
  • Rain teemed from the black clouds all night.
  • Water teemed down the windows during the storm.
  • The foundry workers teemed the bronze into the prepared casts.

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  1. French:regorger, pleuvoir à verse, ...
  2. German:wimmeln, überquellen, ...
  3. Italian:brulicare, abbondare, ...
  4. Spanish:rebosar, abundar, ...
  5. Portuguese:encher, estar repleto, ...
  6. Chinese:挤满, 遍布, ...
  7. Japanese:いっぱいになる, 土砂降りになる, ...
  8. Arabic:غَصَّ, غَزَرَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לִשְׁקוֹק, לִשְׁפּוֹעַ, ...
  10. Russian:кишеть, изобиловать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:кишіти, кишити, ...
  12. Hindi:खचाखच भरा होना, प्रचुर मात्रा में होना, ...
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