teem
verb (1)
\ ˈtēm
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teemed;
teeming;
teems
Definition of teem
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to become filled to overflowing : abound
b
: to be present in large quantity
archaic
: bring forth : give birth to : produce
teem
verb (2)
teemed;
teeming;
teems
Definition of teem (Entry 2 of 2)
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Other Words from teem
Verb (1)
teemingly
\ ˈtē-miŋ-lē
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adverb
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adverb
teemingness
noun
Examples of teem in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Luckily, Los Angeles is a city of writers and readers teeming with opportunities to meet beyond the page, and this week’s events lineup is a prime example. — Los Angeles Times, "Lit picks: This week’s L.A. book events call for community," 16 Aug. 2019 Located on the banks of Lake Michigan 40 miles north of Chicago, Waukegan once teemed with people and industry. — Jason Grotto, ProPublica, "From Truck Stops to Elections, a River of Gambling Money Is Flooding Waukegan," 8 Aug. 2019 And the 49ers, like many NFL teams aren’t exactly teeming with offensive line depth. — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, "49ers’ practice report: Even without Ford, defense dominates again," 4 Aug. 2019 The National League playoff picture is a beautiful, teeming mess, with eight of 15 teams entering this weekend either leading their division or within 3 1/2 games of a playoff spot. — Dave Sheinin, courant.com, "Analysis: Juggernaut Dodgers, Yankees, Astros may be sucking air out of trade deadline," 26 July 2019 Close to the shoreline and teeming with sea life, this canyon connects the deep, cold ocean to the wine-growing regions of Monterey in a unique union of land and sea. — Bon Appétit, "A Taste of Place," 24 June 2019 Media in the town are currently far more dispersed than when the focal point was the very specific setting of the Lindo Wing building with its one cafe teeming with reporters charging their phones and laptops. — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, "Royal Baby Watch: Windsor—and the World—Holds Its Breath," 4 May 2019 Given the length of the journey, the flight was teeming with passengers and crew, so Captain Min-Yuan Ho needed to act fast. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "8 Emergency Landings That Rival the 'Miracle on the Hudson'," 15 Jan. 2019 The severity of the framing can seem at first like a distortion of reality, much like the wild, teeming soundscape, alive with buzzing insects, cawing birds, giggling children and distant gunshots. — Justin Chang, latimes.com, "Lucrecia Martel's 'Zama' is a feverishly brilliant tale of European colonialism and its discontents," 26 Apr. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Clarence Seedorf, Andrea Pirlo - this pool was teeming with legends of the game. — SI.com, "Champions League: Ranking the 8 Scariest Groups of Death in the Competition's History," 29 Aug. 2019 From a subterranean lake so large its full extent has yet to be discovered to the cavern that inspired Johnny Cash to seek sobriety, Tennessee’s underground world is teeming with bizarre legends and surprising sites. — National Geographic, "Take an epic road trip to Tennessee’s coolest caverns," 16 Aug. 2019 The art world is teeming with talented African-American painters who would be eager to submit plans. — Roberta Smith, New York Times, "The Case for Keeping San Francisco’s Disputed George Washington Murals," 26 July 2019 Alaska was teeming with young people in those days, beckoned by the promise of jobs related to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and by the spirit of frontier adventure. — Bill Lohmann, The Seattle Times, "Bon Air couple make guitars and quilts in retirement," 14 Jan. 2018 Luckily, Los Angeles is a city of writers and readers teeming with opportunities to meet beyond the page, and this week’s events lineup is a prime example. — Los Angeles Times, "Lit picks: This week’s L.A. book events call for community," 16 Aug. 2019 Its streets, once teeming with traffic, are dotted with spools of concertina wire, blocking movement. — Washington Post, "Kashmir’s streets silent as people’s despair and rage grow," 10 Aug. 2019 Located on the banks of Lake Michigan 40 miles north of Chicago, Waukegan once teemed with people and industry. — Jason Grotto, ProPublica, "From Truck Stops to Elections, a River of Gambling Money Is Flooding Waukegan," 8 Aug. 2019 A couple hundred feet from his seat on a whale-watching boat, the waters of Monterey Bay in California teemed with activity. — Author: Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News, "‘Mind-blowing’ photo captures humpback whale with a sea lion in its mouth," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'teem.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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teem
verb
\ ˈtēm
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teemed;
teeming
Kids Definition of teem
: to be full of something
The streams teemed with fish.
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