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teeming
teem 1 T0072700 (tēm)v. teemed, teem·ing, teems v.intr.1. To be full of things; abound or swarm: A drop of water teems with microorganisms.2. Obsolete To be or become pregnant; bear young.v.tr. Archaic To give birth to.
[Middle English temen, to beget, bear, from Old English tīeman, tēman; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
teem′er n.teem′ing·ly adv.Synonyms: teem1, abound, overflow, swarm1
These verbs mean to be abundantly filled or richly supplied: The street teemed with pedestrians. The garden abounds with flowers. The house overflowed with guests. The parade route swarmed with spectators.
teem 2 T0072700 (tēm)v. teemed, teem·ing, teems v.intr. To rain hard or heavily; pour.v.tr. To pour out or empty: teemed the molten ore into a huge mold.
[Middle English temen, to drain, from Old Norse töma.]teeming (ˈtiːmɪŋ) adj1. abounding in people, fish, insects, etc2. dense or bustling
teeming (ˈtiːmɪŋ) adjpouring in torrentsteem•ing1 (ˈti mɪŋ)
adj. 1. abounding or swarming. 2. prolific or fertile. [1525–35] teem′ing•ly, adv. teem′ing•ness, n. teem•ing2 (ˈti mɪŋ)
adj. falling in torrents: a teeming rain. [1685–95] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | teeming - abundantly filled with especially living things; "the Third World's teeming millions"; "the teeming boulevard"abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water" |
teeming1adjective full, packed, crowded, alive, thick, bursting, numerous, crawling, swarming, abundant, bristling, brimming, overflowing, fruitful, replete, chock-full, brimful, chock-a-block The area is usually teeming with tourists.
wanting, short, lacking, deficient
teeming2adjective pouring, lashing, pelting, sheeting, streaming, belting (slang), bucketing down (informal) I arrived early to find it teeming with rain.Translationsteeming
teeming[′tēm·iŋ] (metallurgy) Pouring molten metal, usually a ferrous metal, into an ingot mold from a furnace or ladle. teeming
Synonyms for teemingadj fullSynonyms- full
- packed
- crowded
- alive
- thick
- bursting
- numerous
- crawling
- swarming
- abundant
- bristling
- brimming
- overflowing
- fruitful
- replete
- chock-full
- brimful
- chock-a-block
Antonyms- wanting
- short
- lacking
- deficient
adj pouringSynonyms- pouring
- lashing
- pelting
- sheeting
- streaming
- belting
- bucketing down
Words related to teemingadj abundantly filled with especially living thingsRelated Words |