teeming
ˈtimɪŋ
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Definition of teeming - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
weatherUKhaving large amounts of rainUK
  • The sky was teeming with rain.
drizzling pouring raining
2.
natureabundantly filled with living things
  • The forest was teeming with wildlife.
abounding swarming
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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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  1. French:pluvieux, foisonnant, ...
  2. German:regenschwer, wimmelnd, ...
  3. Italian:piovoso, brulicante, ...
  4. Spanish:torrencial, rebosante, ...
  5. Portuguese:cheio, repleto, ...
  6. Chinese:倾盆大雨的, 充满的, ...
  7. Japanese:雨でいっぱいの, 生き物で溢れている, ...
  8. Arabic:غَزِير, زاخِر, ...
  9. Hebrew:גָּשׁוּם, שׁוֹקֵק, ...
  10. Russian:дождливый, кишащий, ...
  11. Ukrainian:дощовий, переповнений, ...
  12. Hindi:मूसलाधार, जीवों से भरा, ...
teem
tiːm

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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