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Definition of teeming - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
weatherUK having large amounts of rainUK
- The sky was teeming with rain.
2.
natureabundantly filled with living things
- The forest was teeming with wildlife.
Expressions with teeming
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contain or be full of many living things
The pond is teeming with fish.
rain is falling very hard and continuously
It is teeming down outside, so take an umbrella.
large number of people crowded together
The city is home to the teeming millions.
the vast number of people in the world
The world's teeming millions face numerous challenges daily.
Origin of teeming
Old English, tēman (give birth)
Examples of teeming in a sentence
We stayed indoors due to the teeming weather. The river was teeming with fish. The garden is teeming with colorful insects.
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- French:pluvieux, foisonnant, ...
- German:regenschwer, wimmelnd, ...
- Italian:piovoso, brulicante, ...
- Spanish:torrencial, rebosante, ...
- Portuguese:cheio, repleto, ...
- Chinese:倾盆大雨的, 充满的, ...
- Japanese:雨でいっぱいの, 生き物で溢れている, ...
- Arabic:غَزِير, زاخِر, ...
- Hebrew:גָּשׁוּם, שׁוֹקֵק, ...
- Russian:дождливый, кишащий, ...
- Ukrainian:дощовий, переповнений, ...
- Hindi:मूसलाधार, जीवों से भरा, ...
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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