Definition
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.
Origin of teemed
Old English, tēman (to produce)
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- French:grouillant, ...
- German:voll, ...
- Italian:brulicante, ...
- Spanish:lleno, ...
- Portuguese:repleto, ...
- Chinese:满是, ...
- Japanese:満ちた, ...
- Arabic:مُكْتَظّ, ...
- Hebrew:שׁוֹפֵעַ, ...
- Russian:кишащий, ...
- Ukrainian:кишить, ...
- Hindi:भरा हुआ, ...
Definition of teem - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
crowded placeintr. be filled with many people or animalsintr.
- The market was teeming with shoppers.
2.
abundanceintr. be abundant or plentifulintr.
- The garden teems with colorful flowers.
3.
heavy rainintr. Dated pour heavily like rainintr. Dated
- It was teeming down all afternoon.
4.
metalworktr. Rare UK pour out molten metaltr. Rare UK
- They teemed the liquid steel into molds.
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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.
After heating, they teemed the alloy into the designated channels.
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- French:regorger, pleuvoir à verse, ...
- German:wimmeln, überquellen, ...
- Italian:brulicare, abbondare, ...
- Spanish:rebosar, abundar, ...
- Portuguese:encher, estar repleto, ...
- Chinese:挤满, 遍布, ...
- Japanese:いっぱいになる, 土砂降りになる, ...
- Arabic:غَصَّ, غَزَرَ, ...
- Hebrew:לִשְׁקוֹק, לִשְׁפּוֹעַ, ...
- Russian:кишеть, изобиловать, ...
- Ukrainian:кишіти, кишити, ...
- Hindi:खचाखच भरा होना, प्रचुर मात्रा में होना, ...
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